Wenonah, IL is a small town located in central Illinois. The town of Wenonah is governed by three local officials: the mayor, the city council, and the city clerk. The mayor of Wenonah is elected every four years and presides over all city meetings. The city council is composed of seven members who are also elected every four years and are responsible for creating and passing laws that govern the citizens of Wenonah. Finally, the city clerk keeps official records such as minutes from meetings and other documents related to the town. Every two years, Wenonah’s citizens have the opportunity to vote in local elections for mayor, as well as for their representatives on the city council. By voting in these elections, citizens of Wenonah can voice their opinions on how they would like their town to be run and make sure their voices are heard at a local level.
The political climate in Wenonah, IL is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, IL is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IL 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wenonah, IL is strongly conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Wenonah, Illinois: d r 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 Wenonah, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $4,340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $16,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)