Tuscola, IL is a small city located in Douglas County that is steeped in a rich history of politics. Throughout its history, the city has had a reputation for having forward-thinking and progressive politicians who have always advocated for the interests of their constituents. The current political landscape of Tuscola is largely focused on local issues such as economic development, education initiatives, and quality public services. In recent years many citizens of Tuscola have become increasingly involved with local politics and are taking action to ensure that their voices are heard by their leaders. Local organizations have formed to discuss pressing issues and help shape policy decisions in the community. Through these grassroots efforts, Tuscola residents have successfully pushed for improved educational opportunities, better infrastructure and increased investment in job creation.
The political climate in Tuscola, IL is moderately conservative.
Douglas County, IL is very conservative. In Douglas County, IL 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tuscola, IL is moderately conservative.
Douglas County, Illinois 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.
Tuscola, 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 Tuscola, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $3,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $5,312 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)