The small city of Adair, IL (zip code 61411) is located in McDonough County and is home to a charming and friendly population. The local politics of this close-knit community are dominated by the Democratic Party, with many people active in the political process. There are several organizations devoted to keeping citizens informed and involved in the political landscape, such as the Adair Democratic Committee and the Adair Republican Women’s Club. The city council is responsible for setting policy and passing legislation that will benefit residents of Adair. Additionally, representatives from both parties have been elected to serve in state government at various levels, providing insight and expertise on matters that affect all residents in the area. As a result, Adair is a vibrant place to live with active politics that promote progress for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 61411 (Adair, IL) is moderately conservative.
McDonough County, IL is moderately conservative. In McDonough County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDonough county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
McDonough county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61411 (Adair, IL) is moderately conservative.
Adair, Illinois is moderately conservative.
McDonough County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Macomb Metro Area 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.
Adair, 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 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 61411 (Adair)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)