Woodland, IL is a small rural community located in the Midwest region of the United States. The politics in Woodland, IL are driven by local issues and concerns. Local elections focus on topics that directly affect the residents of Woodland, such as public safety, infrastructure and economic development. The town council is responsible for making decisions that address the needs and interests of its citizens. The mayor and town council members are elected every two years by popular vote of the residents of Woodland. Election candidates must demonstrate their commitment to improving the quality of life in Woodland while also seeking to protect its natural resources and cultural heritage. As a result, Woodland residents have an engaged and active political process where their voices are heard and respected.
The political climate in Woodland, IL is strongly conservative.
Iroquois County, IL is very conservative. In Iroquois County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iroquois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Iroquois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodland, IL is strongly conservative.
Iroquois 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.
Woodland, 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 Woodland, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $7,071 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $5,341 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)