Politically, Versailles, IL is part of Edgar County in the State of Illinois. Edgar County is heavily Republican, with the Republican Party having a stranglehold on local politics. Edgar County has two elected officials on the county board, both of whom are Republicans. The current mayor of Versailles is a Republican as well. The village board consists of six members of both major parties that work together to create effective policies that benefit all citizens of Versailles. All major decisions regarding tax rates and zoning regulations must be approved by the village board which works to make sure that citizens have a voice in local government. The village also encourages civic participation and regularly holds city-wide events such as parades and festivals that allow everyone in the community to come together and celebrate their town's unique culture, heritage, and identity.
The political climate in Versailles, IL is strongly conservative.
Brown County, IL is very conservative. In Brown County, IL 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 19.2%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Versailles, IL is strongly conservative.
Brown 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.
Versailles, 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 Versailles, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)