Knox County, IL is home to a diverse range of people who are all passionate about the politics in their area. The local political scene has several candidates running for office including Representative Adam Kinzinger, Senator Dick Durbin, and State Treasurer Mike Frerichs. Each candidate is committed to advocating for the needs and interests of the people in Knox County. Every election season brings a flurry of events and activities that bring together the community to discuss and debate current issues. These conversations build understanding between citizens from different backgrounds and help create a stronger connection between them. With strong leadership at the local level, citizens can ensure their voices are heard on important topics such as education, healthcare, taxes, jobs, public safety, and infrastructure.
The political climate in Knox County, IL is leaning conservative.
In Knox County, IL 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.1%.
Knox county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Knox County, IL is leaning conservative.
Galesburg 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.
Knox, Illinois: D d D D 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 Knox County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,435 contributions totaling $83,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 835 contributions totaling $577,318 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $691 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)