Danvers, IL is a small town in central Illinois with a population of about 1,200 people. It has a mayor-council form of government and the City Council consists of five members that serve four year terms. The current mayor is James Blaine, who was elected in 2019. The City Council meets twice a month to discuss and decide upon issues such as land use development, budgets, and other important matters. Other local political figures include Danvers Township Supervisor Jim Carver and two local State Representatives. The town prides itself on its active involvement in community projects such as park maintenance, public safety programs, and recreational activities. Residents often take part in town hall meetings to express their opinions about local politics, participate in elections for the mayor and council, or volunteer for various initiatives throughout the city. Additionally, Danvers is home to several civic organizations that strive to make the city a better place through various initiatives such as after school programs, neighborhood beautification projects and more.
The political climate in Danvers, IL is somewhat 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
Danvers, IL is somewhat 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.
Danvers, 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 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 Danvers, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)