Schuyler County, IL has a long history of political involvement and engagement. It is part of the rural Midwest where politics matters to the people who live in the area. The county is served by its county board, which includes office holders elected to represent their constituents. These local officials make decisions on issues concerning taxes, roads, schools, economic development, public safety, and much more. In addition to their elected representatives at the county level, residents of Schuyler County can also engage their state and federal representatives to advocate for change on larger issues. Engaging with local politics and taking part in our democracy is important for ensuring that locals’ voices are heard when it comes to important decisions about our community.
The political climate in Schuyler County, IL is very conservative.
In Schuyler County, IL 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuyler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.3%.
Schuyler county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Schuyler 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.
Schuyler, Illinois: R R d 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 Schuyler County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $9,537 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $2,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)