Crawford County, IL is an area with a rich political history. The county is home to a diverse population that supports a variety of different political causes and candidates. Recent debates have focused on the economy, education, healthcare, and the environment, among other issues. In local elections there has been strong support for both Democratic and Republican candidates in recent years. To better understand the local politics of Crawford County, voters must be informed about the various candidates running for office and their stances on important matters. With so many issues to consider, each vote matters in this important county election season.
The political climate in Crawford County, IL is very conservative.
In Crawford County, IL 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.3%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crawford County, IL is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Crawford, 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 Crawford County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 189 contributions totaling $7,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 235 contributions totaling $37,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)