The small city of 61723 Atlanta, IL is an important part of the central Illinois region. Although it has a population of less than 2,000, its citizens have a big impact on local politics. Every two years, the residents of 61723 Atlanta elect representatives to the city council and school board who serve their community with dedication and integrity. The most recent election saw three new faces join the council – all eager to make positive changes for their constituents. The town also holds regular town hall meetings to discuss issues that are important for residents and businesses in the area. The voices of 61723 Atlanta's citizens are heard loud and clear when it comes to local politics, making sure that their needs and wants are taken into consideration when decisions are made.
The political climate in Zip 61723 (Atlanta, IL) is very conservative.
Logan County, IL is very conservative. In Logan County, IL 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.8%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61723 (Atlanta, IL) is very conservative.
Atlanta, Illinois is very conservative.
Logan County, Illinois is very conservative.
Lincoln Metro Area is very 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.
Atlanta, 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 61723 (Atlanta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $2,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)