Long Point, IL is a small community located in the northwest corner of the state. It is governed by a Mayor-Council system, with a Mayor and four City Council members representing the city’s various neighborhoods. The local political candidates in Long Point are generally quite popular among residents and often take an active role in the community's affairs. Issues such as economic development, infrastructure upgrades, and improving public safety are major topics of discussion during elections. Long Point’s political candidates have also focused on making sure the basic needs of all citizens are met through initiatives such as providing affordable housing, increasing access to healthcare services, and supporting public education opportunities. As a result, Long Point has grown into a vibrant city that is full of life and optimism for the future.
The political climate in Long Point, IL is very 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
Long Point, IL is very 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.
Long Point, 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 Long Point, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 188 contributions totaling $1,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)