Towanda, IL is a small town located in central Illinois. It has a population of around 500 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and close knit community. In terms of politics, Towanda is an overwhelmingly conservative area that generally votes Republican in local and national elections. The local government is made up of a mayor and six council members who work together to make decisions on behalf of the town. Recent elections have seen strong support for incumbent candidates as well as new candidates who are eager to represent Towanda's interests in the state government. Local issues such as economic development, infrastructure upgrades, and environmental protection are all discussed regularly at council meetings. Towandans take pride in their local politics and feel they have a voice in the decision-making process that affects their town’s future.
The political climate in Towanda, IL is leaning conservative.
McLean County, IL is leaning liberal. In McLean County, IL 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLean county flipped Democratic, 50.3% to 46.3%.
McLean county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Towanda, IL is leaning conservative.
McLean County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Bloomington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Towanda, Illinois: R R d R r 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 Towanda, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,187 contributions totaling $158,994 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 490 contributions totaling $70,969 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)