Leland Grove, IL is a small town of approximately 10,000 people located in Sangamon County. The town is home to many different political ideologies and its citizens are passionate about their views. At the local level, the town is run by an elected board of commissioners who are responsible for setting policy and overseeing budgets. There have been several elections over the last few years, with candidates from both parties vying for positions on the board. Residents take pride in participating in the electoral process through volunteering, attending debates and forums, or simply casting their votes on election day. This year’s election promises to be an exciting one as there are many contenders vying for office and a heated debate between them all. Leland Grove residents will no doubt be eager to make their voices heard at the polls.
The political climate in Leland Grove, 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
Leland Grove, 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.
Leland Grove, 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 Leland Grove, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,813 contributions totaling $724,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 680 contributions totaling $238,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)