Saybrook, IL is a small town located in Central Illinois. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community. Despite its size, Saybrook has an active political environment with several local candidates running for office each election cycle. These individuals bring various views to the table and strive to make decisions that will benefit their constituents. Notable issues in Saybrook include education funding, infrastructure improvements, and economic growth potential. While most residents are dedicated to working together to improve the town’s future, there are also those who are focused on partisan politics and special interests. No matter what one's views may be, it is clear that Saybrook has a vibrant political culture that helps shape the future of the town.
The political climate in Saybrook, IL is somewhat conservative.
McLean County, IL is leaning liberal. In McLean County, IL 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLean county flipped Democratic, 50.3% to 46.3%.
McLean county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saybrook, IL is somewhat conservative.
McLean County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Bloomington 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.
Saybrook, Illinois: R R d R r d
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 Saybrook, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $3,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)