Champaign County is a vibrant county located in the state of Illinois. The county is home to numerous cities and towns, including Urbana, Champaign, and Savoy. The politics in Champaign County are of great interest to many residents. This is because the county is the site of several important political races each election cycle. Residents take an active role in choosing their representatives at both the state and national levels. Candidates for all political offices must campaign hard to earn the support of the people of Champaign County. As a result, candidates from both major parties are often seen around town, at events like debates or rallies, speaking directly to voters about their positions on various issues. Additionally, local newspapers and radio stations often host forums and other events that allow residents to learn more about different candidates running for office in Champaign County.
The political climate in Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal.
In Champaign County, IL 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 36.9%.
Champaign county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal.
Champaign-Urbana Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Champaign, Illinois: d d D d D D
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Champaign County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,843 contributions totaling $1,435,380 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,494 contributions totaling $993,769 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)