Wheeler, IL is a small village located in western Illinois. It is known for its rural atmosphere and tight-knit community. Although Wheeler is small, it still has an important political presence. Wheeler residents are able to participate in local politics by attending town hall meetings, voting for aldermen in the local elections, and voicing their opinions on issues that impact the community. The current mayor of Wheeler is Tom Ferguson, who was elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020. He works closely with the Board of Aldermen to ensure that all decisions regarding the future of the village are being made with the best interest of its residents in mind. The board consists of three members who work together to solve any issues that may arise within the village or surrounding area. Wheeler prides itself on putting its citizens first and encouraging people to be active participants in their local government.
The political climate in Wheeler, IL is very conservative.
Jasper County, IL is very conservative. In Jasper County, IL 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 18.0%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheeler, IL is very conservative.
Jasper 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.
Wheeler, 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 Wheeler, 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 $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)