New Minden, IL is a small town located in the southern region of Illinois. The town is governed by a mayor and six aldermen who are elected by the town's citizens. Although the population of New Minden is relatively small, the citizens take an active role in their local politics and regularly come together to discuss important issues that affect their community. In addition to electing their leaders, New Minden residents also have the right to vote on initiatives such as school budgeting or changes to local zoning laws. The political climate in New Minden is quite friendly and respectful, with most citizens engaging in civil discourse about the issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in New Minden, IL is very 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
New Minden, IL is very 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.
New Minden, 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 Minden, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $3,809 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $99,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $868 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)