Lost Nation, IL is a small town in the Midwest United States. It is home to a tight-knit community of individuals who are highly engaged in local politics. Discussions often take place about current events, legislation, and important issues facing Lost Nation and its residents. Local elections are closely watched as well and many residents take an active role in supporting their preferred candidates for office. The political views of the citizens of Lost Nation can vary widely but they all share the same goal of creating a better future for their town and its people.
The political climate in Lost Nation, IL is strongly conservative.
Ogle County, IL is strongly conservative. In Ogle County, IL 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ogle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.8%.
Ogle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lost Nation, IL is strongly conservative.
Ogle County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Rochelle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lost Nation, 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 Lost Nation, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 643 contributions totaling $35,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $26,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)