The politics of 61410 Abingdon, IL are heavily influenced by the local government. The city has an elected mayor and six aldermen who serve as the legislative body for the town. These representatives work closely with the city manager to create policies and plans that benefit the community. Additionally, there are several citizen-led committees that provide input on various topics such as infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. The citizens of Abingdon also have their voices heard through Town Halls, special events, and community meetings. These events bring together residents to discuss issues facing their community and work together to find solutions. All in all, 61410 Abingdon, IL is a great place for citizens to get involved in local politics and make an impact on their city’s future.
The political climate in Zip 61410 (Abingdon, IL) is leaning conservative.
Knox County, IL is leaning conservative. In Knox County, IL 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.1%.
Knox county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61410 (Abingdon, IL) is leaning conservative.
Abingdon, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Knox County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Galesburg 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.
Abingdon, Illinois: D d D D 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 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 61410 (Abingdon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $1,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)