The Pontiac, IL Metro Area is home to a diverse political landscape. The area consists of several suburban and rural townships, as well as the City of Pontiac itself. Each township has its own local government, with its own mayor and council members who are elected to serve the community. The City of Pontiac also has a mayor and council members, as well as other elected offices such as the City Clerk and Treasurer. This diversity in politics allows for different perspectives to be heard within the region. Additionally, many special interest groups have set up their headquarters in Pontiac due to its proximity to larger cities such as Chicago. With all these factors combined, it is clear that the politics in Pontiac are varied and always evolving.
The political climate in Pontiac Metro Area is very conservative.
In Pontiac Metro Area 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, the Pontiac metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 26.8%.
The Pontiac metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Pontiac, 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 Pontiac Metro Area
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)