The small village of Bellflower, IL, located in McLean County, is known for its close-knit community and rural feel. Despite being a relatively small village with just over 300 people, Bellflower, IL is no stranger to politics. It has a long history of local political involvement, which is still evident today. The village of Bellflower elects several town board members each year to oversee the day-to-day operations of the village and represent its citizens on important issues. These board members are often involved in local decision making and serve as advocates for their constituents. In addition to the elected officials, there are also many volunteer organizations that actively work on civic projects and promote civic engagement within the community. From hosting voter registration drives to organizing public events, these groups play an important role in keeping residents informed about local politics and helping them make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 61724 (Bellflower, 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 61724 (Bellflower, IL) is leaning conservative.
Bellflower, 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.
Bellflower, 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 61724 (Bellflower)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)