Lisbon is a small town located in the state of Illinois. It is a peaceful and pleasant community, with an array of recreational activities and plenty of scenic beauty around. The politics in Lisbon are quite low-key and there are no local political candidates running for office. However, the citizens of Lisbon are active participants in their local government, monitoring the decisions that shape their community and voicing their opinions through voting. Lisbon also participates in county-wide elections, giving its residents the opportunity to vote for candidates from outside the town who will represent them at higher levels. Overall, Lisbon is a great place to live because of its close connection with government and civic engagement.
The political climate in Lisbon, IL is somewhat conservative.
Kendall County, IL is leaning liberal. In Kendall County, IL 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kendall county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.7% to 45.9%.
Kendall county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lisbon, IL is somewhat conservative.
Kendall County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Lisbon, Illinois: R R d r r d
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 Lisbon, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 526 contributions totaling $41,197 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $44,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)