The small town of Anchor, IL located in zip code 61720 is a peaceful and family-friendly community. Its local politics are reflective of this atmosphere, with the focus on improving the lives of its residents. Citizens are encouraged to be actively engaged in their civic duties, from attending city council meetings to voting in local elections. The town's local government works hard to ensure that the quality of life remains high for all its citizens. They strive to keep taxes low while continuing to improve the infrastructure of the town such as providing access to clean water and maintaining public parks and green spaces. Local politicians also work hard to build relationships with their constituents and make sure that their voices are heard. With its friendly atmosphere, Anchor is an ideal place for residents who want a safe and secure home with a tight-knit community spirit.
The political climate in Zip 61720 (Anchor, 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 61720 (Anchor, IL) is leaning conservative.
Anchor, 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.
Anchor, 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 61720 (Anchor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)