Lewistown, Illinois is located in Fulton County and is a small city with a population of just over 5,000 people. It has a rich history, founded in 1827 by General Lewi Miller, a Revolutionary War veteran. Politics in Lewistown are handled through local government bodies such as the city council and mayor's office. The city council is responsible for setting the financial and legislative agenda of the town, while the mayor's office oversees day to day operations. All major decisions are voted on by members of the public who have been elected to serve on the council or mayor’s office. The current mayor is David Allen, who was elected in 2017. He is joined by six other members on the city council who serve two-year terms. Together they work to ensure that the citizens of Lewistown have access to quality services and facilities that will help shape their future.
The political climate in Lewistown, IL is somewhat 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
Lewistown, IL is somewhat 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.
Lewistown, 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 Lewistown, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $2,216 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)