San Jose, IL is an idyllic small town located in the Midwest. It is known for its strong sense of community and friendly atmosphere. Politically, San Jose is a fairly conservative area. The city council is currently made up of five members who are all affiliated with the Republican party. Some local organizations advocate for fiscal responsibility, while others believe that the taxes paid by citizens should be put towards improving public services. In addition to being involved in local government, residents of San Jose also stay informed about national politics and take part in elections when they come around every four years. The town's mayor has been a member of the Republican party since he was first elected in 2008, and continues to lead with his conservative views on most issues.
The political climate in San Jose, IL is strongly conservative.
Mason County, IL is very conservative. In Mason County, IL 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
San Jose, IL is strongly conservative.
Mason County, Illinois is very conservative.
Lincoln Metro Area 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.
San Jose, Illinois: r 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 San Jose, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $2,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)