Vermont, Illinois is a small rural community located in the northeastern part of the state. It is a tight-knit community with a population of about 300 people. While Vermont, IL may be considered to have a small population, it is no less politically engaged than larger cities and towns. The town elects local representatives every two years who work on behalf of their constituents in order to ensure their voices are heard in the state legislature. As such, there are many issues that come up for discussion including infrastructure projects, zoning regulations and tax rates. These representatives strive to protect the interests of all constituents while striving to keep Vermont, IL’s place as an integral part of Illinois’ economy and culture. As well as electing representatives to serve them locally, the citizens of Vermont also take part in national politics by voting for presidential candidates and sending postcards or letters advocating for causes they believe in. By engaging in both local and national politics, Vermont residents are doing their part to ensure that their voices are heard on both levels.
The political climate in Vermont, IL is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative. In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vermont, IL is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Vermont, Illinois: D d D D 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 Vermont, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $9,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)