Ipava, IL is a small village located in Fulton County. It has a population of about 900 people and is known for its rural charm and friendly community atmosphere. Politically, Ipava is part of Fulton County's District 1 which elects a county board member to represent residents' interests on the board. In addition to this, residents vote in elections for state representatives and the U.S Congress. At the local level, Ipava does not have its own political candidates but contributes its votes to those within the county in order to ensure that their voices are heard on important issues at all levels of government. Residents take pride in being actively involved in politics and ensuring that their needs are represented at a local, state and national level.
The political climate in Ipava, IL is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative. In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ipava, IL is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Ipava, Illinois: D d D D 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 Ipava, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)