Tilden, Illinois is a small rural town located in the southern part of the state. It is known for its rolling hills and wide open spaces. Despite its small size, Tilden has an active political scene. The town holds regular town meetings where local citizens can voice their opinions and discuss matters of public policy. In addition, the community elects its own mayor, council members, and other local officials to represent them in local government proceedings. Local residents have several candidates to choose from in each election cycle, and they often debate which candidate would best represent their interests and values. As a whole, Tilden residents strive to ensure that their community remains a safe and prosperous place for all who reside there.
The political climate in Tilden, IL is strongly conservative.
Randolph County, IL is very conservative. In Randolph County, IL 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tilden, IL is strongly conservative.
Randolph 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.
Tilden, 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 Tilden, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $563 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)