Toledo, Illinois is a small town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. Politically, the town leans towards moderate conservatism. Voting in the last election showed that the majority of Toledo citizens voted for the Republican candidate. Toledo also has a number of local political candidates who are committed to serving their community and serving throughout the state of Illinois. These local candidates focus on issues such as education, healthcare reform, and economic development. They strive to make sure that everyone in Toledo is represented fairly and have access to all resources they need. In addition, they work hard to ensure that Toledo remains safe and secure for all its citizens.
The political climate in Toledo, IL is strongly conservative.
Cumberland County, IL is very conservative. In Cumberland County, IL 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 19.5%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Toledo, IL is strongly conservative.
Cumberland County, Illinois is very conservative.
Charleston-Mattoon 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.
Toledo, 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 Toledo, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)