Ruma, IL is a small town with a population of just under 500 people. Despite its size, the citizens of Ruma are passionate about politics and take part in local elections. The most recent election saw some familiar faces running for office, including Joe Smith and Mary Jones, who were both re-elected to their positions. While these two politicians are well-known in the town, there are many other candidates vying for votes on the local ballot. Some of the issues they focus on include economic development, education, infrastructure, public safety, and environmental protection. Residents of Ruma also have the opportunity to voice their opinions at town hall meetings and through initiatives such as fundraising drives or petition drives. Overall, there is an active engagement with politics in Ruma that benefits all residents regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in Ruma, IL is very 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
Ruma, IL is very 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.
Ruma, 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 Ruma, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $79,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $643 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)