Ohio, IL is a small city located in the Midwest region of the United States. The community is governed by a government body composed of elected officials from the local area. There are currently three City Council members who are responsible for setting policy and laws in the community, while also providing essential services to its citizens. They are responsible for ensuring that the city remains safe and prosperous. In addition, they hire and manage various public works departments such as police, fire, utilities, zoning, and public projects. Local elections occur every two years to choose new representatives for each position. In addition to city government officials, there are also important state-level offices which include the state Senate and House Representatives from Ohio County. These representatives work together to ensure that Ohio's citizens have access to quality healthcare, education, infrastructure improvements, and more. The people of Ohio take great pride in their political system and strive to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to decisions that affect their lives and communities.
The political climate in Ohio, IL is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, IL is moderately conservative. In Bureau County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bureau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Bureau county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ohio, IL is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Ohio, Illinois: r 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 Ohio, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 621 contributions totaling $17,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)