Fulton County, IL is an area with a long history of political activism. The county has been home to many local politicians, both Republican and Democratic, who have strived to make their community better through progressive values and good governance. In recent years, the county has become more politically diverse with some candidates advocating for traditional policies while others focus on progressive ideas. The issues that have been a top priority for Fulton County's residents include economic development, public safety, and infrastructure upgrades. Local politicians also work hard to protect the environment by supporting green initiatives and advocating for renewable energy sources. With so many political voices in the county, the residents can be sure that their elected officials are working hard to serve all of their interests.
The political climate in Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative.
In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative.
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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.
Fulton, Illinois: D d D D 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 Fulton County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 709 contributions totaling $49,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 367 contributions totaling $44,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)