Phoenix, IL is a small town in Scott County, Illinois with a population of about 1,000 people. It is known for its small town charm and is home to many local businesses and amenities. The local government in Phoenix is composed of an elected board of three trustees who act as the governing body for the community. These trustees are responsible for making decisions concerning the financial and operational aspects of the village. Additionally, there are several elected offices such as mayor, clerk, treasurer, police chief and public works director who manage the day-to-day operations of the village. Each election cycle new candidates compete to fill these roles in order to better serve their constituents. Over the years Phoenix has proudly kept up with changing trends in politics while maintaining its traditional values. As a result, numerous civic improvements have been made while still preserving much of its unique culture and small town spirit.
The political climate in Phoenix, IL is strongly liberal.
Cook County, IL is very liberal. In Cook County, IL 74.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cook county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.2% to 24.0%.
Cook county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Phoenix, IL is strongly liberal.
Cook County, Illinois is very liberal.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Phoenix, 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 Phoenix, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 420 contributions totaling $287,483 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $684 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $22,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)