Irvington, Illinois is a small village located in Madison County. While the population of Irvington may be small, its politics are just as active and important as any other city. The village has an elected mayor and board of trustees who make decisions that directly affect the citizens of the community. Local issues such as zoning ordinances, police department budgets, road construction projects, and local by-laws are all voted on at the village meetings. The mayor works closely with both state and national politicians to ensure that their policies are followed throughout Irvington. In addition, representatives from the various government agencies regularly visit the village to discuss new laws or regulations that will benefit everyone. With a vibrant political system and an active group of residents dedicated to making their hometown a better place, Irvington continues to be a great place to live in Madison County.
The political climate in Irvington, IL is strongly conservative.
Washington County, IL is very conservative. In Washington County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.7%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Irvington, IL is strongly conservative.
Washington 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.
Irvington, Illinois: R R R 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 Irvington, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $23,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $18,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)