Troy, IL is a city located in Madison County with a population of around 18,000 residents. It is home to several businesses, organizations and educational opportunities. As a part of the county, Troy plays an important role in local politics. The city is home to two county board members who are responsible for making decisions that affect the entire community. This includes providing essential services such as fire protection, water resources and road maintenance. Additionally, Troy’s leaders work to ensure that all citizens have access to adequate healthcare and education opportunities as well as recreational activities and cultural enrichment programs. Local officials strive to create a safe environment where individuals can continue to live peacefully while taking advantage of all that the city has to offer. By working together with both the local government and citizens of Troy, IL, we can make sure that everyone benefits from the actions taken by their elected officials.
The political climate in Troy, IL is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Troy, IL is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Troy, Illinois: d d 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 Troy, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,067 contributions totaling $535,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 829 contributions totaling $141,332 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)