The politics of Pleasant Plains, IL are largely representative of the political landscape in Illinois as a whole. The town is currently represented in the state legislature by two Democratic members and votes overwhelmingly for candidates from this party. In recent elections, local residents have supported progressive causes such as increased government support for public education and measures to protect the environment. Additionally, the majority of voters favor policies that promote equality and civil rights for all citizens. There has been some disagreement among locals regarding issues like gun control and abortion, but overall most are united in their commitment to ensuring that Pleasant Plains remains a safe and prosperous community.
The political climate in Pleasant Plains, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, IL is leaning conservative. In Sangamon County, IL 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sangamon county remained Republican, 50.9% to 46.5%.
Sangamon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Plains, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Pleasant Plains, Illinois: R R d 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 Pleasant Plains, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $3,215 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $12,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)