Banner, IL is a small town located in the Central Illinois region. Although it is a small town, Banner enjoys a robust political scene with many members of the community taking part in the local government. Residents take part by attending town meetings and helping to make decisions on issues that affect their lives. Local elections are held regularly, giving citizens an opportunity to vote for representatives who will be responsible for managing and leading their community. These representatives are often very familiar with their community’s needs and work diligently to ensure that the best interests of Banner are carried out on all levels of government. Through this process, the people of Banner have been able to create and maintain a strong sense of pride and belonging in their hometown.
The political climate in Banner, IL is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative. In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Banner, IL is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Banner, Illinois: D d D D 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Banner, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 421 contributions totaling $21,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 181 contributions totaling $12,948 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)