De Witt County, IL is a small rural community located in the heart of central Illinois. With a population of around 16,000 people, it is one of the smaller counties in the state. Despite its size, De Witt County’s politics are vibrant and active. Local political candidates strive to make sure that every citizen’s voice is heard and valued. Candidates focus on issues important to the county such as economic development, agriculture, and advocacy for local businesses. Additionally, they work to ensure that resources are allocated equally throughout the area while maintaining a commitment to environmental sustainability. It’s clear that De Witt County’s local politicians take their roles seriously and work hard to serve their constituents.
The political climate in De Witt County, IL is very conservative.
In De Witt County, IL 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, De Witt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 27.3%.
De Witt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
De Witt County, IL is very conservative.
Bloomington Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
De Witt, 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 De Witt County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $6,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $16,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)