Illinois and North Dakota are two distinct states with different political climates. In Illinois, politics is largely dominated by a Democratic party that has been in power since the mid-20th century. The state has consistently voted for Democrats in both state-wide and national elections, and prominent leaders like former President Barack Obama have held state-wide office. In North Dakota, however, politics is more heavily influenced by the Republican party. Though the state has historically leaned towards conservative values, recent years have seen an uptick in Democratic support. North Dakota also elects candidates from both major parties to various offices, including Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Governor Doug Burgum. Both states feature vibrant local political scenes, with various candidates vying for positions within their respective state governments.
The political climate in Illinois, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson County, ND is strongly conservative. In Nelson County, ND 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 33.0%.
Nelson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Illinois, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson County, North Dakota is strongly conservative.
North Dakota is very conservative.
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.
Illinois, North Dakota: 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 Illinois, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)