Thayer, IL is a small village located in Lee County and is home to its population of 677 people. The village is governed by a Board of Trustees with three members elected by the residents. The current trustees are Dave Torkko, Beth Parks, and Mike Mauland. They are in charge of all matters pertaining to the village such as local zoning ordinances, budgets, public safety and water services. Residents of Thayer have the opportunity to voice their opinions during board meetings or through various community organizations like the Thayer Area Community Action Group or the Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, Thayer holds elections for mayor every two years to ensure that the community has a voice in local government decisions. All of these initiatives work together to make sure that Thayer remains a safe and prosperous community for all its residents.
The political climate in Thayer, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, IL is leaning conservative. In Sangamon County, IL 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sangamon county remained Republican, 50.9% to 46.5%.
Sangamon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thayer, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Thayer, Illinois: R 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 Thayer, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $2,817 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $15,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)