Politics in 61414 Altona, IL are closely connected to the state of Illinois and local government. On the state level, the citizens of Altona elect several representatives to serve in the Illinois State Legislature. These representatives are responsible for creating laws that govern the people of Altona, along with all other citizens of the state. At a more local level, residents of 61414 have elected officials in their municipal government including a mayor and city council members who manage day-to-day operations of the town. Additionally, residents may vote on referendums from local unions or organizations that impact how tax dollars are used for public services such as education, healthcare and infrastructure maintenance. Ultimately, Altona's political structure is unique to its own needs while still part of a larger framework that ensures democracy statewide.
The political climate in Zip 61414 (Altona, IL) is somewhat 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 61414 (Altona, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Altona, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Altona, 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 61414 (Altona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $43,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,362 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)