Oblong, IL is a small town in eastern Illinois. The town has its own local government and political representation, with various elected officials representing the citizens of Oblong. As a part of the larger city of Effingham, residents of Oblong have the opportunity to vote in city-wide elections for mayor and council members. Local politicians are actively involved in the community, attending events, discussing policies, and leading initiatives that improve the lives of those living in Oblong. With a population of just over 1000 people, the town relies on its representatives to ensure their interests and needs are met. It's important for citizens to stay informed about their representatives and what they are doing for their local community.
The political climate in Oblong, IL is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, IL is very conservative. In Crawford County, IL 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.3%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oblong, IL is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, Illinois 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.
Oblong, 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 Oblong, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $15 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $7,401 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)