Wyanet, Illinois is a small rural community located in Bureau County. It has a rich history and a unique culture that has been shaped by its geography and the people who live there. Although Wyanet is not a major political center, it does have an active and involved local political scene. Residents of Wyanet take great pride in their community and are passionate about the issues that matter to them. The local government is run by an elected mayor-council form of government and they work together to make sure all voices are heard in the decision-making process. Local residents often come together for events like debates, town hall meetings, and public forums to discuss the important topics that affect the community such as education, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, environmental protection, and more. Through these events they can get involved and informed about local politics while also making their opinions known.
The political climate in Wyanet, IL is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, IL is moderately conservative. In Bureau County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bureau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Bureau county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wyanet, IL is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Wyanet, Illinois: r 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 Wyanet, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)