Middletown, IL is a small town located in the state of Illinois. The town has a population of about 5,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and tight-knit communities. In Middletown, local politics focus on making sure the needs of the community are met, such as improving public transportation and ensuring that basic services such as garbage collection are available. Local political candidates focus on issues that directly affect the lives of those living in Middletown and strive to make positive changes for the betterment of their community. Political engagement in Middletown is strong; many residents are active in local elections and vote for candidates who they believe will bring effective change to their town.
The political climate in Middletown, IL is very conservative.
Logan County, IL is very conservative. In Logan County, IL 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.8%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middletown, IL is very conservative.
Logan County, Illinois is very conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Middletown, 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 Middletown, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $24 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)