Red Bud, IL is a small town located in Illinois, just east of St. Louis. It has a rich history and is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its local culture. Red Bud is not exempt from politics though as the town participates in elections at both the local and state levels. The people of Red Bud take their political opinions seriously and are actively involved in selecting the representatives that will decide on important issues that affect their lives. Local campaigns often focus on topics like taxes, infrastructure, public safety, education, and economic development. Residents also care deeply about environmental protection and preserving the unique identity of the small town they call home. In short, Red Bud residents take their involvement in local politics seriously and strive to make decisions that will benefit them and their community as a whole.
The political climate in Red Bud, IL is strongly conservative.
Randolph County, IL is very conservative. In Randolph County, IL 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Red Bud, IL is strongly conservative.
Randolph 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.
Red Bud, 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 Red Bud, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $71,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $648 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)