The city of Clear Lake, IL is a small but growing community located in the northwest corner of the state. The city is home to a diverse population that includes families, retirees, and college students. The political climate in Clear Lake is one characterized by collaboration between citizens and local government officials. City council meetings are open to all members of the community and often draw large crowds of interested citizens. Local politicians have demonstrated a willingness to work with residents on issues that affect their daily lives, such as environmental protection, economic development, public safety, and education. Pro-active initiatives have been undertaken to help reduce poverty levels in Clear Lake and to increase access to job opportunities for marginalized groups in the area. Overall, Clear Lake has a strong sense of civic pride with all citizens working together towards creating an even better future for themselves and their neighbors.
The political climate in Clear Lake, IL is leaning conservative.
Sangamon County, IL is leaning conservative. In Sangamon County, IL 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sangamon county remained Republican, 50.9% to 46.5%.
Sangamon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clear Lake, IL is leaning conservative.
Sangamon County, Illinois is leaning 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.
Clear Lake, Illinois: R 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 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 Clear Lake, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 466 contributions totaling $106,326 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $12,227 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)