Wilmington village, IL is home to a diverse and engaged population of citizens. The local political scene is vibrant, with several candidates from both major parties vying for various local offices. In recent years, the village has seen an increase in voter turnout during elections as people become more aware of the impact that their vote can have on their community. Issues like environmental sustainability, affordable housing and economic development remain at the forefront of political debates in Wilmington village. With mayoral elections coming up this fall, residents are eager to hear from all of the candidates on how they plan to approach these issues and make Wilmington village an even better place to live.
The political climate in Wilmington village (Greene County), IL is strongly conservative.
Greene County, IL is very conservative. In Greene County, IL 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 21.6%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilmington village (Greene County), IL is strongly conservative.
Greene 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.
Wilmington village (Greene County), 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 Wilmington village (Greene County), IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)