OREGON — On Saturday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Oregon Depot, the “Those Were The Days” presentation will be given by Dr. Tom Wadsworth of Dixon. This history presentation is titled “Has Lee County (IL) Always Been Republican?” Dr. Wadsworth’s presentation should be of interest to Democrats, Republicans and anyone who cares about local politics.
Since neighboring counties of Lee and Ogle have always had similar voting patterns, Wadsworth believes both counties also have similar data on presidential voting going back to 1856 and that this pattern gives clues to the future political map. Wadsworth’s research will reveal if Lee County is voting more Democratic today than it was 150 years ago. He’ll explain four reasons that Lee County has tended to vote Republican and the Republican president who received the most Lee County votes. (Hint: It wasn’t Reagan.)
A Dixon native, Tom Wadsworth, 72, is a nationally known speaker, writer, and former Dixon pastor and radio personality who holds a PhD in New Testament. He currently writes a regular Dixon history column for Sauk Valley Media in Dixon and Sterling.
For more information about this program or other Depot topics, please contact Roger Cain 815-757-9715, Chris Martin 815-742-8471 or Otto Dick 815-440-0639.
