Palestine, IL is a small town located in the heart of the state. As such, it has a strong sense of community that is reflected in its politics. The town government is made up of a Mayor and Board of Aldermen who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the people. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will be elected to represent the town. These officials are responsible for developing policies and managing resources that shape the future for Palestine’s citizens. Issues like infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety all require attention from the local government and many candidates step forward each election cycle to voice their opinions and offer solutions to problems facing the community. While there may not be much diversity among candidates across local elections, all vying for office understand the importance of being a leader for Palestine’s citizens and strive to make their town better with their leadership.
The political climate in Palestine, IL is moderately conservative.
Crawford County, IL is very conservative. In Crawford County, IL 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.3%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palestine, IL is moderately conservative.
Crawford 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.
Palestine, 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 Palestine, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,243 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)