Homer, Illinois is located in Champaign County and is home to a diverse population of almost 3,000 people. It has a rich history in politics, with actively engaged citizens who have put forth many initiatives to shape the local government. Local politicians have worked hard to address important issues, such as infrastructure improvements, property taxes, education funding, and healthcare access. There have been several successful efforts to improve roads, schools, parks and other public spaces within the city. They also have made sure that those in need are provided with the necessary resources to help them succeed. With both Republican and Democratic representatives serving on Homer's City Council, they strive to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about how the city should be run.
The political climate in Homer, IL is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal. In Champaign County, IL 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 36.9%.
Champaign county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Homer, IL is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, Illinois is moderately liberal.
Champaign-Urbana Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Homer, Illinois: d d D d D 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 Homer, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $1,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)