Washburn, IL is a small town located in central Illinois, with a population of about 900 people. The local government is made up of a Mayor and six Alderman, who take on the responsibility of governing the town. The Mayor and Alderman are elected by the citizens every two years, allowing them to participate in the politics of their community. The leaders work to ensure Washburn remains a safe and enjoyable place for residents and visitors alike. They also handle local issues such as infrastructure improvement, public safety, economic development and more. In order to do this efficiently, they hold regular meetings where they discuss current issues and plan for future growth of the town. Through these meetings, citizens get to stay informed about what's going on in their town and have an opportunity to offer feedback or voice concerns.
The political climate in Washburn, IL is strongly conservative.
Woodford County, IL is very conservative. In Woodford County, IL 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.6%.
Woodford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washburn, IL is strongly conservative.
Woodford 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.
Washburn, 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 Washburn, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $2,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $18,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)