Logan, IL County is a politically active county with many local political initiatives going on. There are several organizations and advocacy groups within the county that focus on issues such as public education, health care reform, environmental protection, and economic development. These groups meet regularly to discuss their views and form strategies for improving the overall community. Additionally, there are numerous local political candidates running for office in Logan County in 2019. These candidates bring a range of perspectives and qualifications to the table aimed at representing the diverse interests of Logan County residents. Voters have the opportunity to learn more about each candidate and make an informed decision come Election Day.
The political climate in Logan County, IL is very conservative.
In Logan County, IL 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, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.8%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Logan County, IL is very conservative.
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.
Logan, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Logan County, IL
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)