Union County, IL is a small rural county located in the central part of Illinois. It has an estimated population of approximately 12,000 people. As a result, it has a low population and few local politicians. The three main political parties in Union County are the Democratic, Republican, and Independent Parties. All three parties have candidates running for various local offices in the county including mayor and city council members. There are also several independent candidates who have emerged as potential contenders for local office over the years. These candidates often represent alternative views on fiscal policies and social issues that may be unique to Union County. As such, these candidates can help to keep the Union County political process interesting and vibrant.
The political climate in Union County, IL is very conservative.
In Union County, IL 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union 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.
Union, 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 Union County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 355 contributions totaling $21,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 197 contributions totaling $71,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)