Pontoon Beach, IL is a small town located in the southwestern part of Illinois. The town has a population of around 7,000 people and is rich in history and culture. Politically, Pontoon Beach leans towards the Democratic party with many Democratic candidates holding office or running for office. The town typically elects local representatives that are focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens, such as increasing access to public services, advancing local infrastructure projects, and improving education standards. Additionally, the town’s leaders are dedicated to fostering an environment of economic growth in order to attract new businesses and create jobs for local residents. In sum, Pontoon Beach is filled with passionate and engaged political leaders looking to make their mark on their community.
The political climate in Pontoon Beach, IL is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pontoon Beach, IL is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Pontoon Beach, Illinois: d d 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 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 Pontoon Beach, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,695 contributions totaling $2,406,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,045 contributions totaling $436,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)