Scott, IL County is a small rural county located in central Illinois. It has a long history of conservative politics, and elections tend to be closely contested between the Democratic and Republican parties. Local political candidates typically focus on issues such as economic growth and development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and education. Many candidates emphasize their commitment to building strong communities through civic engagement and public service. Community leaders also strive to ensure that Scott, IL County remains a welcoming place for all people by promoting tolerance and inclusion.
The political climate in Scott County, IL is very conservative.
In Scott County, IL 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 20.9%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scott County, IL is very conservative.
Jacksonville Metro Area is very 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.
Scott, 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 Scott County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $13,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)