Curran is the small town of 2,000 people located in Central Illinois. The local government of Curran is responsible for making decisions to ensure the town runs smoothly and efficiently. At the top of this chain are the mayor and trustees who are elected by the citizens of Curran every four years. These local politicians work with their constituents to make sure that everyone in the town has a voice when it comes to important decisions made in the community. They also ensure that all public services are adequately funded, including schools, police, and emergency services. In addition to this, local politicians strive to improve quality of life for residents through initiatives such as creating new parks and recreational spaces for children and adults alike. All these efforts combined help create an atmosphere where Curran's citizens feel safe and supported within their community.
The political climate in Curran, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, IL is leaning conservative. In Sangamon County, IL 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sangamon county remained Republican, 50.9% to 46.5%.
Sangamon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Curran, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Springfield 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.
Curran, Illinois: R R d 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 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 Curran, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $7,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)