Hillsboro, IL is a small town located in Montgomery County. It has a population of approximately 5,000 people and is home to several local businesses as well as the Hillsboro Area Hospital. The politics in Hillsboro are largely influenced by the Republican Party. This is due to a majority of the population identifying as conservative or Christian. Local elections are fairly competitive with candidates from both major political parties vying for various positions on the city council and school board, among others. Community members get involved in the political process through grassroots efforts such as canvassing neighborhoods, hosting rallies, and attending debates between political candidates. Overall, there is a strong sense of civic engagement in Hillsboro which helps ensure that local issues remain at the forefront of conversation when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Hillsboro, IL is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, IL is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IL 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillsboro, IL is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, Illinois is very conservative.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Hillsboro, Illinois: d r d R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hillsboro, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 800 contributions totaling $119,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $62,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $800 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)