McLean County, Illinois is a vibrant and diverse area with a strong political presence. The county has many local politicians who represent their constituents’ interests and provide essential services for the community. Many of these local representatives are actively involved in the community, attending events and engaging with their constituents to ensure that their needs are being met. As the county continues to grow, it is likely that more local politicians will come forward to join in the work of making this area an even better place to live. With each election cycle, voters have an opportunity to elect new or returning representatives who share their ideals and values. This helps to create a healthy democracy where all voices can be heard, ensuring that everyone's needs are accounted for as policy decisions are made.
The political climate in 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
McLean County, IL 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.
McLean, 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 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 McLean County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,314 contributions totaling $505,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,101 contributions totaling $501,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)