Nauvoo, IL is a small town located in Hancock County. It is home to a vibrant community filled with rich history and culture. Nauvoo has traditionally been a Democratic area and many of the local residents are proud of that. Currently, the mayor of Nauvoo is Christopher Gee, who has served since 2009. Mayor Gee has been credited with making great strides in improving the city's infrastructure and economic development. The city council is made up of five members from both political parties who work together to make decisions on behalf of all of the residents. In 2018, local resident David Richardson was elected to represent District 1 in the Illinois Senate and he continues to be an active presence in Nauvoo's politics.
The political climate in Nauvoo, IL is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, IL is very conservative. In Hancock County, IL 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 24.6%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nauvoo, IL is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, Illinois is very conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk 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.
Nauvoo, 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 Nauvoo, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $45,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $609 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)