Kaskaskia, IL is a small town located in Randolph County. The town is home to about 14 people and has a rich history dating back from the 1700s. Kaskaskia, IL has been known for its French influences since it was once part of the Illinois Country controlled by French colonists and later part of the Northwest Territory. Even today, the town still holds onto some aspects of its early French history.
Kaskaskia is not only home to a small population but also has an active political culture. Local politics in Kaskaskia focus on issues related to their economy and development, as well as general civic issues such as public safety and infrastructure improvements. There are currently no local political candidates running for office in Kaskaskia; however, citizens can still get involved by volunteering on campaigns or attending meetings and events related to local politics.
The political climate in Kaskaskia, IL is strongly conservative.
Randolph County, IL is very conservative. In Randolph County, IL 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kaskaskia, IL is strongly conservative.
Randolph 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.
Kaskaskia, 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 Kaskaskia, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $559 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)