Livingston County, IL is a small rural county located in the heart of Illinois. It is home to a number of small towns and cities, as well as many farms and other rural areas. Politically, Livingston County leans strongly towards the Republican party. In recent years, however, there have been some Democratic candidates who have had successful bids for local office. The majority of the county's elected officials are Republicans and Democrats alike. While the majority of Livingston County's population is conservatively minded, many residents are working to create a more diverse political landscape by pushing for more progressive policies. This includes advocating for increased funding for education, environmental protection, and access to healthcare services for all citizens.
The political climate in Livingston County, IL is very conservative.
In Livingston County, IL 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 26.8%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Livingston County, IL is very conservative.
Pontiac 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.
Livingston, 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 Livingston County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 380 contributions totaling $14,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $35,545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)