Washington, IL County is a vibrant and dynamic region with various political views. In recent years, the area has seen an influx of new people and businesses coming in to the area, creating a diverse and unique political landscape. The county is served by several local representatives in both state and federal government, giving residents the opportunity to make their voices heard on important issues. Local elections are also held every year for various offices such as sheriff, mayor, county commissioners and more. Residents of Washington County have varied opinions on how government should be run, but they come together to ensure that their vote counts for the greater good of the community.
The political climate in Washington County, IL is very conservative.
In Washington County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.7%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington 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.
Washington, 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 Washington County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $6,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $60,196 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $634 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)