Royal, IL is a small community located in the Midwest region of the United States. Politically, Royal is considered to be a fairly conservative town, with many citizens strongly aligned with the Republican Party. In recent years, there has been an increased effort from local leaders to engage citizens in the political process and encourage civil discourse on both sides of the aisle. The mayor of Royal is David Baker, who was elected in 2019 and is a strong proponent of fiscal responsibility and economic development for the city. Additionally, two members from each district are elected to serve on City Council every two years. These representatives work together to ensure that Royal's residents have access to quality services such as healthcare, education, public safety and transportation. Local elections are held annually for mayor and council members, allowing Royal residents to shape the future of their city through their votes.
The political climate in Royal, IL is leaning conservative.
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
Royal, IL is leaning conservative.
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.
Royal, 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 Royal, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $4,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $7,493 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)