Mount Carmel, IL is a small town in southern Illinois with a population of around 6,000 residents. The town operates under the Mayor-Council form of government and is led by Mayor Scott Brookshire. Under his leadership, the City Council and various local boards and committees work to ensure the best interests of the people of Mount Carmel are protected while at the same time looking for ways to foster economic development within the community. In addition to local policies and regulations, Mount Carmel also participates in State elections where citizens can vote for their preferred candidates for State offices. Local organizations such as churches, schools, businesses, and clubs engage in political dialogue in order to inform residents about current issues and encourage them to participate in civic life.
The political climate in Mount Carmel, IL is moderately conservative.
Wabash County, IL is very conservative. In Wabash County, IL 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabash county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 22.3%.
Wabash county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Carmel, IL is moderately conservative.
Wabash County, Illinois 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.
Mount Carmel, 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 Mount Carmel, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $4,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $7,979 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)