Keyesport, IL is a small town in central Illinois known for its tight-knit community and peaceful atmosphere. Although it may be considered sleepy by some, there is still plenty going on in the political sphere of Keyesport. Despite its size, the town has plenty of political activity with local elections occurring regularly to determine who will serve as mayor and on the city council. There are often several candidates running for each seat, giving citizens a variety of viable options when it comes to deciding who they want to represent them in office. Local businesses and organizations also play an important role in politics here, with many sponsoring events or fundraisers for their preferred candidates as well as getting involved with campaigns and other activities that promote their interests. The people of Keyesport take pride in being part of a community that is actively engaged in politics and works together to make sure that everyone's voice is heard.
The political climate in Keyesport, IL is strongly conservative.
Bond County, IL is very conservative. In Bond County, IL 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bond county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.0%.
Bond county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Keyesport, IL is strongly conservative.
Bond County, Illinois is very conservative.
St. Louis 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.
Keyesport, 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 Keyesport, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $14,434 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $95,515 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)