The small town of Lexington, IL (population 61753) is part of McLean County and has a strong history of local politics that reflects the values of its citizens. The Mayor serves as the head of Lexington’s government, and is supported by a Town Council comprised of the Clerk, Treasurer and four Trustees. These elected officials help to manage the town’s resources and plan for its future. Local elections are held regularly with candidates from both major political parties running for office. A number of initiatives designed to promote civic engagement are in place, ensuring residents have a say in how their town is governed. With so many dedicated individuals involved in leading Lexington through its ongoing transformation, it is easy to see why this small town has become such a desirable place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 61753 (Lexington, IL) is leaning conservative.
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
Zip 61753 (Lexington, IL) is leaning conservative.
Lexington, Illinois is leaning conservative.
McLean County, Illinois 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.
Lexington, 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 zip 61753 (Lexington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $5,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)