Clinton, IL County is a small rural county located in central Illinois. It is home to a population of approximately 20,000 people. The county is governed by a board of commissioners which is elected by registered voters who live in the county. Local elections are held every two years and consist of local seats such as State Representative, County Board Chairperson, Sheriff, and Clerk of Court. Residents of Clinton County have the opportunity to make their voices heard in matters that affect them every day. Those who live in Clinton County can also keep up with national election news and the agendas of political candidates at the state and federal levels. The residents’ opinions on various topics can help shape policy decisions that affect all aspects of life within the county and beyond.
The political climate in Clinton County, IL is very conservative.
In Clinton County, IL 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton County, IL is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning 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.
Clinton, 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 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 Clinton County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 327 contributions totaling $23,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 251 contributions totaling $160,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $638 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)