Nashville, IL is a small rural town located in the center of Washington County and is home to just over 1,000 people. The town is known for its friendly atmosphere and welcoming residents who often come together for local events such as farmers markets, parades, and festivals. Nashville has a strong presence in local politics with a city council consisting of six members, all elected by the residents of Nashville. The council works together to provide essential services for the community such as maintaining roads and parks, setting up public safety regulations, and approving budgets. In addition to the city council, there are numerous other organizations that play an important role in politics in Nashville including local political action committees and non-profit organizations that focus on issues such as education reform and environmental protection. Overall, Nashville has an active political atmosphere that encourages citizens to get involved in their community by attending meetings or volunteering with local organizations.
The political climate in Nashville, IL is strongly conservative.
Washington County, IL is very conservative. In Washington County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.7%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nashville, IL is strongly conservative.
Washington 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.
Nashville, 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 Nashville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $6,860 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 224 contributions totaling $197,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $880 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)