Strasburg, Illinois is a small town located in Logan County with a population of around 5,000 people. Although it is a small town, its politics are just as important as any other place in the state. The local government consists of the mayor and six city council members who work together to make decisions that affect the community. Elections are held every two years to determine who will represent the citizens of Strasburg on the city council and hold the office of mayor. Residents of Strasburg take an active role in local politics by attending City Council meetings, voting in elections, and volunteering for campaigns when appropriate. There are several candidates running for office each election cycle, and they strive to bring about positive change in their hometown by addressing issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety. Regardless of which party they belong to or what their individual goals may be, all candidates seek to make Strasburg a better place for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Strasburg, IL is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, IL is very conservative. In Shelby County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Strasburg, IL is strongly conservative.
Shelby 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.
Strasburg, 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 Strasburg, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)