Raymond, IL is a small village located in Montgomery County with a population of around 1,500. It is governed by an elected mayor and board of trustees. The local political candidates for the election are usually well-known within the community due to their involvement in various activities and organizations around town. These candidates have been known to be passionate about looking out for the best interest of the people of Raymond and ensuring that their voices are heard on issues that matter most to them. The elections provide an opportunity for citizens to make sure their opinions are considered when it comes to important decisions regarding the future of their community.
The political climate in Raymond, IL is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, IL is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IL 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Raymond, IL is strongly conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Raymond, Illinois: d 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 Raymond, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $2,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $18,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)