Manlius, IL is a small suburban town located in central Illinois. It is home to a tight-knit community of residents who take pride in their local government and the political process. Manlius has a strong local government with dedicated officials who keep the town running efficiently. The town's mayor and council members work together to make decisions that are best for the citizens of Manlius. During elections, Manlius residents come together to cast their votes for the candidates of their choice. They take part in debates and discussions about important topics such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and quality of life issues. Elections are always an exciting time in Manlius as people come out in droves to support their favorite candidates and show their commitment to democracy.
The political climate in Manlius, IL is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, IL is moderately conservative. In Bureau County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bureau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Bureau county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manlius, IL is moderately conservative.
Bureau 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.
Manlius, Illinois: r R d 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 Manlius, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $1,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)