The Lincoln, IL Metro Area is a bustling community located in central Illinois. It has a rich history of political involvement and the local population is highly engaged in their government. The area is filled with passionate citizens that are eager to make sure their voices are heard on the issues that matter most to them. There are several different political parties represented in the area, including Democrats, Republicans, Greens and Independents. Each party has its own set of views and ideas about how local issues should be handled. Local candidates for office must work hard to gain support from all parts of the community and must be willing to listen to diverse input from those they represent. The Lincoln Metro area provides an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in politics and government to get involved and make a difference locally.
The political climate in Lincoln Metro Area is very conservative.
In Lincoln Metro Area 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Lincoln metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.8%.
The Lincoln metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln 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.
Lincoln, 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 Lincoln Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 397 contributions totaling $17,018 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $38,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)