Jasper County, IL is a small rural county located in the northwest part of Illinois. The county seat is Newton and it has a population of approximately 6,000. It is made up of small towns and agricultural land. The county is represented by several local political candidates who are dedicated to improving the community. They work hard to ensure that residents receive quality services from all levels of government in order to better their lives. From secure jobs and education opportunities to environmental protection and infrastructure improvements, these candidates have the best interests of the community at heart. They understand what matters most to their constituents and strive to make Jasper County a great place to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Jasper County, IL is very conservative.
In Jasper County, IL 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 18.0%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jasper 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.
Jasper, 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 Jasper County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $13,659 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)