Arthur, IL, with the zip code 61911, is a small town located in east central Illinois. Politically, the area is dominated by conservative forces; many of the local politicians are Republican. Over recent years, the town has seen an increase in civic engagement and participation from its constituents. Community members have begun to take a more active role in local politics, attending town hall meetings to voice their opinions and bringing various issues to the attention of their elected officials. Additionally, there have been several initiatives that have aimed to educate and inform citizens about current political issues and encourage them to get involved. These efforts have been met with great success and continue to grow each year as more people become engaged in Arthur's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 61911 (Arthur, IL) is very conservative.
Douglas County, IL is very conservative. In Douglas County, IL 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61911 (Arthur, IL) is very conservative.
Arthur, Illinois is very conservative.
Douglas County, Illinois is very conservative.
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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.
Arthur, Illinois: R R R 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 61911 (Arthur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $1,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $7,636 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)