Williamsville, IL is a small town located in central Illinois and the politics there reflect its population of just over 2,500 people. The town comprises mostly of families and retirees who are looking to experience the peace and quiet that living in a small town provides. Williamsville operates under a mayor-council form of government where all the decisions are made by elected officials. The mayor is the head of government, responsible for signing ordinances into law, presiding over meetings, and providing leadership to the community. The mayor is elected every four years with no term limits. The council consists of seven members who are also elected by citizens every four years. They review local laws and recommend new policies to the mayor for approval. In addition to these elected officials, Williamsville also has several appointed positions that help ensure that its citizens have services like fire protection, public health programs, and more.
The political climate in Williamsville, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, IL is leaning conservative. In Sangamon County, IL 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sangamon county remained Republican, 50.9% to 46.5%.
Sangamon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamsville, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Williamsville, Illinois: R 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 Williamsville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $12,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $19,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)