Cuba, IL is located in Mason County and is known for its rural charm, as well as its strong sense of community. The city is managed by a five-person City Council, which meets every second Tuesday of the month at City Hall to discuss local politics. The City Council works with the mayor and department heads to make decisions about local government expenditures, infrastructure projects, and other issues that affect the citizens of Cuba. As part of their duties, the City Council also approves ordinances and resolutions that help shape the community. In addition to the City Council members, other important players in Cuba's political landscape are the mayor's office, various department heads, and the citizens themselves who take an active role in voicing their ideas on how to keep Cuba an ideal place to live.
The political climate in Cuba, IL is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative. In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cuba, IL is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Cuba, Illinois: D d 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 Cuba, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)