Schram City, IL is a small town located in the heart of Illinois. Although it is not a large metropolis, politics are still an important part of life here. The city government consists of a mayor who is elected by the citizens and four city council members. At local elections, citizens can vote for candidates from both major political parties as well as independent candidates. Local politics in Schram City generally focus on issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure improvements and public safety. Local politicians strive to make Schram City a safe and prosperous place to live while promoting economic growth and development through careful budgeting and smart planning.
The political climate in Schram City, IL is moderately 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
Schram City, IL is moderately 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.
Schram City, 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 Schram City, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $29,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $15,603 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $743 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)