Hillsdale, IL is a small town with a population of about 2,000 people. It has a mayor-council form of government and is served by an elected mayor and board of trustees. The mayor and board of trustees are responsible for the day-to-day operations, establishing policy, passing ordinances, managing finances, and overseeing local services such as police protection, fire protection, street maintenance, public works, and garbage collection. Every four years the town holds elections to elect members to the Mayor's Office and Board of Trustees. The candidates that run must be residents of Hillsdale who demonstrate strong commitment to serving their community. Local issues often drive these elections as citizens want their leaders to work towards solving important problems in their town. Therefore it is essential for locals to stay informed on the political climate in Hillsdale so that they can choose the best representatives to serve their interests.
The political climate in Hillsdale, IL is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillsdale, IL is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Hillsdale, Illinois: D D D D d D
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 Hillsdale, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $969 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)