The political atmosphere of 61501 Astoria, IL is a unique and diverse one. With a variety of people from different backgrounds, there are many opinions on how the city should be managed. Although there is no specific information about the population available, it can be inferred that a majority of people living in 61501 Astoria, IL align with Democratic ideologies due to the area’s historical background as an industrial center in the mid-1800s. Residents in 61501 Astoria, IL have access to a variety of local political candidates ranging from State Representatives to City Council members who focus on topics such as economic development and infrastructure improvements. While these local politicians strive to meet the needs of their constituents, they also work hard to bring awareness to issues facing the entire community and focus on creating a better future for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 61501 (Astoria, IL) is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative. In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61501 (Astoria, IL) is moderately conservative.
Astoria, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Astoria, 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 61501 (Astoria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)