Tilton, IL is a small town located in Vermilion County. It is home to around 3,000 residents and serves as the county seat. Politics in Tilton, IL are largely dominated by local issues and the Democratic Party. The town has elected predominantly Democrat candidates for local offices such as mayor and city council members. In recent years, debates around taxation, public safety, and infrastructure projects have been top priorities for local politicians. The Tilton City Council meets monthly to discuss policy matters relevant to the community and its citizens; these meetings are open to the public for attendance and participation in discussions. With its focus on local interests and representation of the Democratic Party, Tilton's political landscape is an example of positive civic involvement in small-town America.
The political climate in Tilton, IL is moderately conservative.
Vermilion County, IL is very conservative. In Vermilion County, IL 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermilion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.6%.
Vermilion county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tilton, IL is moderately conservative.
Vermilion County, Illinois is very conservative.
Danville Metro Area 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.
Tilton, 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 Tilton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 365 contributions totaling $28,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $44,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)