Cleveland, IL is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. With a population of just over 1,000 people, it is a tight-knit community with strong ties to local politics. While there are no formal political candidates running for any offices within the town, many of its citizens are very engaged in local government and regularly attend meetings and other events related to their governance. The current mayor, Joan Wright, has held office since 2017 and works closely with the town council to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met. Additionally, local businesses also have a major role in the governance of Cleveland which helps ensure that everyone is heard and their issues addressed. All in all, Cleveland's political system is an example of small-town democracy at its best.
The political climate in Cleveland, IL is moderately conservative.
Henry County, IL is moderately conservative. In Henry County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Henry county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cleveland, IL is moderately conservative.
Henry County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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.
Cleveland, Illinois: d r d d 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 Cleveland, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $2,602 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,356 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)