Standard, IL is a small town with a rich political history and a vibrant civic life. The local government consists of elected officials who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the town. The mayor is elected every four years and is the leader in implementing policies to better serve the community. Standard also has an elected board of trustees that oversees the financial operations of the town and works to ensure that the town operates in an efficient manner. There are also several local initiatives that involve community members working together to make positive changes in their city. Local elections are held regularly to give citizens a voice in how their government operates and allow them to elect representatives who best reflect their needs and desires. Overall, politics in Standard, IL helps to ensure that everyone has a say in how their town operates and that its residents have access to quality services and resources.
The political climate in Standard, IL is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, IL is moderately conservative. In Putnam County, IL 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.4%.
Putnam county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Standard, IL is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Standard, Illinois: d d D d 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 Standard, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $318 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)