Ferris, IL is a small town in the Midwest region of the United States. With a population of around 2,500 people, Ferris is home to many families and young people looking for rural living. The local politics in Ferris has been dominated by the Republican Party for decades but recently there has been some pushback from the Democratic Party. Every two years, Ferris elects a mayor and six city council members. This election cycle has brought out several candidates who represent both major parties and a few independent candidates as well. The mayoral race is especially close this year with two long-time residents vying for the position: incumbent Republican Mayor Mike Walker and challenger Democrat Julie Johnson. Both have publically stated their commitment to developing Ferris' economy through improving job opportunities and increasing education resources. Whichever candidate wins will face an uphill battle in managing the town's limited budget while maintaining its small-town charm.
The political climate in Ferris, IL is very conservative.
Hancock County, IL is very conservative. In Hancock County, IL 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 24.6%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ferris, IL is very conservative.
Hancock County, Illinois is very conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk 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.
Ferris, 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 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 Ferris, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 146 contributions totaling $2,482 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $4,914 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)