Tovey, IL is a small rural town located in central Illinois. It is home to a diverse population of 2,500 people, and the local politics reflect this diversity. There are many different political parties represented in the town, ranging from Republicans and Democrats to Green Party and Libertarians. The local elections typically draw large numbers of citizens eager to cast their votes for the candidates they feel best represent their interests. In addition to these local elections, Tovey, IL also has representatives in state and national politics that work hard to make sure their constituents’ voices are heard on a larger stage. While the political climate might be contentious at times due to differing opinions and ideologies, there is no denying that the citizens of Tovey are passionate about making sure their voices are heard on all levels of government.
The political climate in Tovey, IL is very conservative.
Christian County, IL is very conservative. In Christian County, IL 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Christian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.7%.
Christian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tovey, IL is very conservative.
Christian County, Illinois is very conservative.
Taylorville 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.
Tovey, 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 Tovey, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $5,561 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)