New Baden, IL is a small rural town located in the southern part of the state. Although it has a small population, New Baden plays an important role in local politics. The mayor and village president are elected by its citizens every two years to make decisions that impact the community. The village board, which meets monthly, is responsible for establishing ordinances and overseeing municipal services. Recently, the board voted on a new initiative to increase economic development in the area, and has been working hard to improve infrastructure such as roads and utilities. Additionally, the village participates in several local elections each year to help decide on candidates who best represent their values and beliefs. By engaging with local politics, New Baden residents can ensure that their voices are heard and that their needs are met.
The political climate in New Baden, IL is strongly conservative.
Clinton County, IL is very conservative. In Clinton County, IL 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Baden, IL is strongly conservative.
Clinton 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.
New Baden, 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 New Baden, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $24,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 232 contributions totaling $18,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)