The Dixon, IL Metro Area is a vibrant community with a wide array of political views and interests. There are many local elected officials that work hard to represent the people of this area in all aspects of government. The mayor is responsible for setting the overall policy direction and leading the city council, while the city council works to pass local ordinances and regulations that govern the daily lives of citizens. Additionally, the school board is responsible for quality education for all students in Dixon by setting budgets, policies and making sure that teachers have the resources they need to do their jobs effectively. On top of these local positions, there are also state representatives and senators who represent Dixon in Springfield. All of these officials strive to ensure that Dixon is well-represented in all levels of government and that its citizens' needs are taken into consideration when laws and regulations are enacted.
The political climate in Dixon Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Dixon Metro Area 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, the Dixon metro area remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
The Dixon metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Dixon, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Dixon Metro Area
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)