Taylor Springs, IL is a small rural town located in the U.S. Midwest region. It is home to an active community of citizens who are engaged in local politics and civic action. The residents of Taylor Springs take pride in their town and actively participate in the democratic process, voting to elect their local government representatives during municipal, county, state, and federal elections. The current mayor of Taylor Springs is Jane Smith, who was first elected to office in 2016 and has since been re-elected twice. She works closely with other local officials such as the City Council members and County Commissioners to ensure that laws passed by the government reflect the wishes of the people they represent. In addition, Taylor Springs also has a variety of organizations that engage with local politics such as various civic groups, non-profit organizations, and coalitions advocating for specific causes or legislative reforms. Through their collective efforts, Taylor Springs continues to be an involved political force in Illinois' state government despite its small size.
The political climate in Taylor Springs, IL is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, IL is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IL 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Taylor Springs, IL is strongly conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Taylor Springs, Illinois: d 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 Taylor Springs, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 212 contributions totaling $32,635 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $15,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $866 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)