La Fayette, IL is a small city located in the northeastern part of Illinois. The town has a population of about 3,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere. Despite its small size, La Fayette has an active political climate. Several local organizations exist to help citizens get involved in their community and have their voices heard. These organizations strive to bring issues of importance to the forefront in order to ensure that proper representation is given for all constituents in La Fayette. Over the years, there have been several candidates running for office on both local and national levels. Political views tend to be varied, but everyone can agree on one thing: they are proud to call La Fayette home.
The political climate in La Fayette, IL is strongly conservative.
Stark County, IL is very conservative. In Stark County, IL 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.2%.
Stark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Fayette, IL is strongly conservative.
Stark County, Illinois is very conservative.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
La Fayette, 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 La Fayette, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)