Taylor Springs, IL is a small town located in Montgomery County with a population of just over 500 people. Taylor Springs has a unique political landscape that is reflective of the rural nature of the area and its close relationships with neighboring communities. Local politics are largely based around issues related to education, economic development, and infrastructure maintenance. The town is represented by two state legislators, one in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. Elections for local offices such as mayor or city council take place every two years and tend to be spirited contests between candidates from both major parties. Issues such as crime prevention, affordable housing, health care access, and environmental protection are often discussed during election cycles. Though Taylor Springs has a small population relative to nearby cities, its citizens remain involved in politics at all levels of government and strive to make their voices heard on important topics.
The political climate in Zip 62089 (Taylor Springs, IL) is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, IL is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IL 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62089 (Taylor Springs, IL) is strongly conservative.
Taylor Springs, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, Illinois is very conservative.
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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.
Taylor Springs, Illinois: d r d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 62089 (Taylor Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $2,720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $227 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)