Wayne, IL County is a small but vibrant county located in the midwestern United States. It is home to diverse political opinions as well as a variety of local politicians. The most prominent party in Wayne, IL County politics is the Republican Party which has held the majority of seats on the county council and board for many years. Additionally, there are several independent candidates who have been able to make their voices heard in local elections. This allows for a wide range of options when it comes to representation and public policy decisions. Local government officials work hard to ensure that all residents can have their voices heard on important issues and that quality public services are provided to all citizens regardless of their political affiliations.
The political climate in Wayne County, IL is very conservative.
In Wayne County, IL 14.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayne 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.
Wayne, 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 Wayne County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $10,626 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $23,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)