The town of Tremont, IL is a small community located in the central portion of the state. It has a vibrant political landscape with several different local organizations and activists working to make sure their voice is heard. There are many different issues that are discussed by people all across town, from education and healthcare to immigration and environmental regulations. Local politicians participate in debates, forums and public meetings to discuss these topics and ensure the citizens’ concerns are addressed. One of the biggest issues facing Tremont at this time is how local development projects will affect the overall quality of life for residents, both current and future. As such, many local politicians seek to prioritize sustainable development policies that will benefit everyone in Tremont while still preserving its unique character.
The political climate in Tremont, IL is moderately conservative.
Tazewell County, IL is strongly conservative. In Tazewell County, IL 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tazewell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 35.8%.
Tazewell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tremont, IL is moderately conservative.
Tazewell County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Tremont, 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 Tremont, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $1,236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 322 contributions totaling $25,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)