Hamilton, IL County is a vibrant county located in the Midwest. It features a diverse population of people who are passionate about their local politics. The county is home to numerous elected officials that serve the public and make important decisions that affect the citizens of Hamilton County. These elected officials, including the County Board Members, Sheriff, State’s Attorney, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Coroner, all work together to ensure the safety and well-being of all residents within the county. Each year during election time, citizens head to the polls to vote for their chosen candidate in each race. This helps ensure that those in power accurately represent their constituents while making critical decisions on behalf of the community. In recent years, voters have been especially engaged in local politics due to a number of contentious issues impacting Hamilton county. As such, it is important for voters in Hamilton county to stay up-to-date on candidates running for office as well as any legislative proposals being discussed at the state or federal level that could affect them directly.
The political climate in Hamilton County, IL is very conservative.
In Hamilton County, IL 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton County, IL is very 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.
Hamilton, 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 Hamilton County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $14,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $65,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)