Saline County, IL is a rural area located in the eastern portion of the state. This county has an estimated population of around 20,000 people. The local government in Saline County is responsible for providing essential services to its citizens, including law enforcement, road maintenance, and public health initiatives. Local politics in Saline County are largely dominated by the Republican Party. The local government has several elected officials who serve as representatives for their constituents at the state and federal levels. Residents of Saline County have access to their representatives through various public forums and community events where they can express their opinions on important political topics. All candidates must abide by state laws and regulations when campaigning for office within the county, and all elections are conducted fairly and objectively with no interference from outside sources. Overall, local politics in Saline County are characterized by collaboration between elected officials and citizens alike in order to create a better future for everyone living in this rural area of Illinois.
The political climate in Saline County, IL is very conservative.
In Saline County, IL 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Saline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saline 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.
Saline, 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 Saline County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 260 contributions totaling $52,501 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 286 contributions totaling $398,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)