Strawn, IL is a small town located in rural central Illinois. Despite being a small community, the people of Strawn are active and engaged in local politics. They take great pride in their local government and are very involved when it comes to making decisions that affect their town. The mayor and city council members are elected by the people of Strawn and serve as advocates for the community. The city council meets regularly to discuss current issues facing the town such as infrastructure improvements, taxes, public safety, zoning laws, and economic development initiatives. Every election cycle brings new candidates who put forth their agendas that they hope will benefit the residents of Strawn. With an active citizenry working together with a dedicated city council, Strawn continues to be a healthy and thriving community.
The political climate in Strawn, IL is very conservative.
Livingston County, IL is very conservative. In Livingston County, IL 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 26.8%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Strawn, IL is very conservative.
Livingston County, Illinois is very conservative.
Pontiac 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.
Strawn, 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 Strawn, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)