Stonington, Illinois is a small rural town with a population of around 500 people. Despite its small size, it is home to an active and engaged local political community. Politicians from all levels of government regularly travel to Stonington to meet with citizens and discuss their concerns about various issues. The city council meets regularly to debate and vote on matters ranging from local ordinances to school funding. Residents are also encouraged to attend public forums held by the mayor's office or participate in the various committees that help shape policy for the city. These committees often focus on topics like transportation, economic development, and public safety. As a whole, the residents of Stonington value open dialogue and take seriously their role in contributing to their community's future.
The political climate in Stonington, IL is strongly conservative.
Christian County, IL is very conservative. In Christian County, IL 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Christian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.7%.
Christian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stonington, IL is strongly conservative.
Christian County, Illinois is very conservative.
Taylorville 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.
Stonington, 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 Stonington, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $3,039 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)