Phillipstown is a small town located in Illinois with a population of around 3,000 people. It has a long history of being politically active and has seen many changes over the years. The town is generally conservative and leans towards the Republican Party. In recent years, there have been several local candidates running for office from various parties. All of these individuals have been committed to serving their constituents and improving the quality of life in Phillipstown. There are also several local organizations that are devoted to promoting civic engagement and advocating for specific causes in the area. No matter who you vote for or what your political views are, you can be sure that Phillipstown is an engaged community with plenty of opportunities to be involved in the local politics.
The political climate in Phillipstown, IL is strongly conservative.
White County, IL is very conservative. In White County, IL 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.4%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Phillipstown, IL is strongly conservative.
White 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.
Phillipstown, 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 Phillipstown, 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 31 contributions totaling $1,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)