Tallula, IL is a small town that is home to many families and businesses. Despite its small size, Tallula has an active local political scene with many different voices involved in municipal government. The town elects representatives to its City Council who work together to make decisions on behalf of the community and ensure that Tallula is a great place to live. Additionally, the Mayor of Tallula appoints committees and commissions that help shape policy in accordance with the city's priorities. As a result of this active engagement in politics by both citizens and elected officials, Tallula provides a strong foundation for future growth while also helping to preserve its small-town charm.
The political climate in Tallula, IL is strongly conservative.
Menard County, IL is very conservative. In Menard County, IL 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Menard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.1%.
Menard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tallula, IL is strongly conservative.
Menard County, Illinois is very conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Tallula, 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 Tallula, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)