Johnston City, IL is a small city located in Southern Illinois. It has a diverse population of about 4,000 people who are involved in a variety of industries and activities. Although Johnston City does not have any local political candidates running for office, there is still plenty of political activity taking place throughout the area. Residents routinely participate in city council meetings, attend public forums and rallies on local issues, discuss the current state of politics at community events, and work with their representatives to advocate for the needs of Johnston City. Additionally, civic groups and organizations often host voter registration drives and encourage citizens to get involved in the democratic process by exercising their right to vote. Johnston City is committed to staying informed and engaged on important local issues that affect its people and its future.
The political climate in Johnston City, IL is moderately conservative.
Williamson County, IL is very conservative. In Williamson County, IL 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.6% to 30.3%.
Williamson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Johnston City, IL is moderately conservative.
Williamson County, Illinois is very conservative.
Carbondale-Marion Metro Area 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.
Johnston City, 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 Johnston City, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $1,256 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $21,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)