Peru, Illinois is a small town located in La Salle County. The town's politics are largely dominated by the Republican Party, which holds all the local offices. The current mayor of Peru is Bob Vanden Bosch and the City Council consists of six members. As a small rural community, the priorities of local officials tend to focus on issues such as infrastructure development, public safety and economic growth. Additionally, Peru also places a large emphasis on preserving its sense of community through various activities such as parades and festivals. Local politicians work hard to ensure that Peru remains an inviting place for people to live and visit while providing necessary resources to its residents. With a reputation for being neighborly and warm, Peru provides an example of how small towns can be vibrant and welcoming to all who choose to call it home.
The political climate in Peru, IL is somewhat 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
Peru, IL is somewhat 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.
Peru, 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 Peru, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 719 contributions totaling $55,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 501 contributions totaling $71,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)