Philo, IL is a small rural town located in east central Illinois. While it's not a bustling metropolis, there are still political issues that the citizens of Philo must face on a regular basis. In terms of local politics, the town is served by representatives from each of the three major political parties at both the state and federal levels. These elected officials are responsible for addressing issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic development which have significant impacts on the citizens of Philo. The issues that are discussed in city council meetings often reflect national trends and serve to inform residents about current events that may affect their everyday lives. With its small-town charm and close-knit community, politics in Philo can be contentious but remain focused on making the town an even better place to live for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Philo, IL is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal. In Champaign County, IL 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 36.9%.
Champaign county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Philo, IL is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, Illinois is moderately liberal.
Champaign-Urbana Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Philo, Illinois: d d D d D D
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 Philo, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $5,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $518 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $4,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $511 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)