Millington, IL is a small town in Illinois with a population of less than 2,000 people. It is a quiet place where the locals are passionate about their politics and take an active role in making sure their voice is heard. The residents are involved in local elections to make sure that their representatives reflect their values and opinions. During election time, the people of Millington come together to discuss the important issues that will affect them and work together to make sure they get the best representation possible. Candidates for local office strive to engage the community by hosting forums and taking part in debates so that everyone can form an educated opinion on who they want to lead them into the future. Through these efforts, Millington has become a town where political engagement is both valued and respected, with residents working towards creating a better future for all.
The political climate in Millington, IL is somewhat conservative.
LaSalle County, IL is somewhat conservative. In LaSalle County, IL 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaSalle county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.8%.
LaSalle county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Millington, IL is somewhat conservative.
LaSalle County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Millington, Illinois: d 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 Millington, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 246 contributions totaling $9,081 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $11,736 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)