Brookport, IL is a small town located in southern Illinois. With a population of just over 2,000 people, the local politics of Brookport are relatively small in scope. The Mayor and the City Council make up the main governing body in this city, and they work together to make decisions on behalf of the residents. Local issues such as infrastructure improvements, taxation, zoning regulations, and other public services are all discussed at these meetings. In addition to local politicians, Brookport has several state-level representatives that handle more complicated matters and legislation. These representatives work hard to ensure that the people of Brookport have their voices heard in Springfield. Every spring a mayoral election takes place where any eligible Brookport resident can run for the position or support one of the candidates running for office. This local election ensures that members of the community play an active role in shaping their own political future.
The political climate in Brookport, IL is strongly conservative.
Massac County, IL is very conservative. In Massac County, IL 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Massac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.3%.
Massac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brookport, IL is strongly conservative.
Massac County, Illinois is very conservative.
Paducah 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.
Brookport, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Brookport, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)