Williamson, IL is a small town located in southern Illinois. It has a rich history of local politics, stemming from the early days when it was founded in 1818. The mayor is elected every four years and is responsible for looking after the town's citizens and their needs. The current mayor, Harrison Roberts, has been in office since 2016 and has been an advocate for economic growth and job creation within the community. The city council consists of seven members who are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis. They work together to pass laws that will benefit Williamson residents and help govern day-to-day activities within the city. Local elections often bring out strong opinions about issues related to budgeting, taxes, education and public safety. As an engaged citizenry, Williamson residents pay close attention to political issues that affect their lives and are passionate about advocating for positive change in their hometown.
The political climate in Williamson, IL is moderately conservative.
Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamson, IL is moderately conservative.
Madison County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Williamson, Illinois: d d 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 Williamson, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $4,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $1,257 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)