Mill Shoals, IL is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. It is known for its rural landscape and peaceful atmosphere. Politics in Mill Shoals are quite relaxed compared to some larger cities. The local government works diligently to keep taxes low and maintain a safe environment for its citizens. Residents of Mill Shoals take part in local elections by voting for their preferred candidates that focus on improving the town and their quality of life. Local residents often come together to discuss important issues that have an effect on their community such as education, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. They strive to make sure their voices are heard in order to have an impact on how their town is run. Political figures from all sides of the aisle work together to ensure that Mill Shoals remains a great place to live and visit.
The political climate in Mill Shoals, IL is strongly conservative.
White County, IL is very conservative. In White County, IL 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.4%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mill Shoals, IL is strongly conservative.
White 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.
Mill Shoals, 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 Mill Shoals, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $8,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $8,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)