Henderson, IL County is a bustling and diverse area with an active local political scene. The county is home to many officials from both major parties who are actively engaged in the local political process. Elected positions in Henderson, IL County include those for county commissioners, sheriff, state’s attorney, treasurer, and registrar of deeds. These positions are filled by people who are passionate about serving their community and committed to making positive changes within their government. Local residents take pride in being involved in the selection of their county's representatives, as their vote can have a direct effect on the future of their community. With members of both Democratic and Republican parties represented throughout the county, Henderson, IL has become a place where diverse opinions can be heard and respected.
The political climate in Henderson County, IL is very conservative.
In Henderson County, IL 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.5%.
Henderson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson County, IL is very conservative.
Burlington Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Henderson, 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 Henderson County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $7,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)