Dunfermline, IL is a small rural town located in the northern region of Illinois. It is home to a tight-knit community that includes families who have been in the area for generations. Politics in Dunfermline are mostly focused on local issues such as education, transportation, and economic development. The town council meets regularly to discuss and address matters that affect the community. Elections for mayor and city council members take place every two years, offering residents an opportunity to directly influence their local government. Community members also frequently participate in local political events and activities such as candidate debates and town hall meetings to help them stay informed about current issues. In general, politics in Dunfermline are seen as an integral part of life with many citizens taking an active role in the democratic process.
The political climate in Dunfermline, IL is somewhat conservative.
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative. In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dunfermline, IL is somewhat conservative.
Fulton County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Dunfermline, 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 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 Dunfermline, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 421 contributions totaling $21,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $12,968 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)