The small town of Atwood, IL (zip code 61913) is an area with a rich political history. Despite its small size, the town has been home to many influential figures in politics throughout the years. Historically, the citizens of Atwood have had strong participation in local elections and have consistently voted for candidates that are dedicated to improving the community. The town has seen many local politicians come and go over the years but all have left their mark on Atwood's political landscape. In recent times, campaigns have shifted toward issues such as economic development and environmental protection which have become increasingly important to residents of the town. Overall, Atwood is a community that truly values its political process and actively participates in all aspects associated with it.
The political climate in Zip 61913 (Atwood, 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 61913 (Atwood, IL) is very conservative.
Atwood, 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.
Atwood, 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 61913 (Atwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $4,274 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)