The small town of Taylor Ridge, IL, located in the 61284 zip code, is a rural community. While it may be small, the politics of the area are just as important and impactful to the locals as those of any larger city. Residents in the area are often passionate about their political views and come together to discuss issues that affect them. Local elections for mayor and other officials, although perhaps less frequent than in larger cities, are still important to many residents here. The current mayor is Robert Hillman who was elected to his position in 2019. He has been known for his ability to bring people together from different sides of the political spectrum and work on solutions that benefit everyone in the community. The people of Taylor Ridge take their voting responsibilities seriously and take part in all local elections with enthusiasm.
The political climate in Zip 61284 (Taylor Ridge, IL) is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61284 (Taylor Ridge, IL) is leaning conservative.
Taylor Ridge, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Taylor Ridge, Illinois: D D D D d 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 61284 (Taylor Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $31,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $73,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,097 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)