Montgomery County, Illinois is located in the northern part of the state and is home to about 30,000 people. It's a small yet vibrant community that has seen steady growth in recent years. Politically, Montgomery County has long been represented by Republican members at the state level, including State Senator Sue Rezin and State Representative Tom Demmer. At the local level, Montgomery County's Board of Commissioners consists of five elected officials from various backgrounds who share responsibility for setting county policy and overseeing county services. With a total population of around 30,000 residents, Montgomery County provides its citizens with a variety of resources and services such as public parks, libraries, schools and fire protection. Residents have access to a wide variety of services through their county government designed to make their lives easier and more enjoyable. The politics in Montgomery County are represented by the Republican party on both the local and state levels which shows that it is an area where conservative values are embraced.
The political climate in Montgomery County, IL is very conservative.
In Montgomery County, IL 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montgomery 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.
Montgomery, Illinois: d r d 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 Montgomery County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 722 contributions totaling $54,325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $68,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)