Stanford, IL is a small community located in the state of Illinois. The politics in this area are largely influenced by the local government. Local government officials, such as the mayor, city council members, and other officials, make decisions regarding taxes, public services, and other matters that affect the lives of all residents. In addition to these elected officials, there are several other organizations and individuals involved in the political sphere of Stanford, IL. These include various advocacy groups that work to advance their causes within the local community as well as influence decision makers at higher levels of government. Furthermore, civic engagement plays an important role in Stanford's political environment with many people actively participating in events such as town hall meetings and public forums to discuss issues that impact their daily lives. With its unique blend of local voices and elected representatives, Stanford's politics create a vibrant atmosphere for its citizens to foster meaningful dialogue about what matters most to them.
The political climate in Zip 61774 (Stanford, 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
Zip 61774 (Stanford, IL) is leaning conservative.
Stanford, Illinois 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.
Stanford, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 61774 (Stanford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $4,137 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)