Flanagan, IL is a small city located in the Midwest of the United States with a population of around 4,500 people. While it is not usually considered a politically powerful city, its citizens take their civic duties seriously and participate in local politics. During elections, residents can be found engaging in political discourse at public forums or simply discussing the issues at local restaurants and coffee shops. Despite its size, Flanagan has a thriving local political scene that encourages participation from everyone. There are several organizations in the area devoted to representing different interests and providing resources for those who want to get involved. Every election cycle brings new faces into the mix as candidates vie for seats on school boards, county commissions, and other local elected positions. No matter what your political leanings may be, Flanagan is an inclusive community that encourages active involvement in local politics.
The political climate in Flanagan, IL is strongly conservative.
Livingston County, IL is very conservative. In Livingston County, IL 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 26.8%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flanagan, IL is strongly conservative.
Livingston County, Illinois is very conservative.
Pontiac Metro Area is very 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.
Flanagan, Illinois: R R R 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 Flanagan, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)