Tampico, IL is a small town located in Whiteside County. It has a long history of politically active residents who are passionate about their beliefs and are dedicated to making their community better. The town is divided into two sections with different political views, but they come together to make sure everyone's voices are heard. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council members. These positions determine the laws that will be enforced in the town and how Tampico will move forward. Other local offices include county commissioner, state representative, and state senator, all of whom work to ensure the best outcome for the citizens of Tampico. There is also an active civic group called \"Citizens for Peaceful Tampico\" which advocates for social justice in the area. Overall, there is a strong political presence in Tampico, IL as residents strive to maintain a safe and prosperous community through engaging in meaningful dialogue within government institutions.
The political climate in Tampico, IL is somewhat conservative.
Whiteside County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Whiteside County, IL 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whiteside county remained moderately Republican, 53.0% to 44.7%.
Whiteside county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tampico, IL is somewhat conservative.
Whiteside County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Sterling Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Tampico, 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 Tampico, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $2,646 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $882 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $35 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)