Spaulding, IL is a small town located in the midwestern United States. While it does not have a rich political history, the town has recently elected many new local politicians to serve in various positions. These include members of Congress, state representatives, and city councillors. In addition to these public officials, citizens of Spaulding are actively involved in local politics by voting in elections and participating in community meetings. The citizens of Spaulding take great pride in their town and its ability to provide quality services for its residents. As such, they are highly invested in making sure their local representatives are accountable and responsible for their actions on behalf of the community. With this sense of civic duty firmly entrenched among its citizens, Spaulding’s political landscape is sure to remain an active one for many years to come.
The political climate in Spaulding, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, IL is leaning conservative. In Sangamon County, IL 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sangamon county remained Republican, 50.9% to 46.5%.
Sangamon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spaulding, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Spaulding, 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 Spaulding, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 983 contributions totaling $136,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $53,351 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)