Lee County, IL is a diverse region with a variety of political views. Although there have been some changes in local political candidates over the past few years, the current Lee County representatives are mostly Republican. The representatives strive to prioritize fiscal responsibility, economic development and job growth for the county residents. They are also dedicated to public safety and working with local businesses to support continued growth. The county works together to ensure that they foster an environment of respect and open dialogue between all parties involved in order to find effective solutions for the benefit of their constituents.
The political climate in Lee County, IL is moderately conservative.
In Lee County, IL 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lee County, IL is moderately conservative.
Dixon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lee, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Lee County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,000 contributions totaling $32,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 279 contributions totaling $28,038 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)