North Utica, IL has a strong sense of community and is very politically active. It is home to many civic organizations and grassroots initiatives that bring together local citizens to discuss important topics impacting the area. There is a strong commitment to maintaining the small-town atmosphere while improving infrastructure, public services, and educational opportunities for residents. Local government representatives work with citizens to develop solutions to address community challenges. Town meetings are regularly held throughout the year where people can voice their opinions on local issues or hear from elected officials about upcoming initiatives. North Utica also offers volunteer opportunities for citizens to get involved in local politics and influence decisions that affect the town. This political engagement helps ensure that residents have an opportunity to participate in determining North Utica's future direction.
The political climate in North Utica, IL is moderately conservative.
LaSalle County, IL is somewhat conservative. In LaSalle County, IL 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaSalle county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.8%.
LaSalle county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Utica, IL is moderately conservative.
LaSalle County, Illinois 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.
North Utica, Illinois: d 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 North Utica, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $26,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $11,818 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)