The politics of 60913 Bonfield, IL are heavily influenced by its small population size. With a total population of only 700, the town relies on a small but passionate group of citizens to keep its government running smoothly. These citizens consist of local representatives and decision makers who are dedicated to finding ways to improve the community through legislation and initiatives. They are elected by the people of Bonfield in order to provide necessary leadership to create and maintain a safe and prosperous place for all residents. As such, they take their responsibility very seriously, and seek to make decisions that will benefit every member of the community. Moreover, these representatives strive to keep taxes low and use money wisely in order to continue providing much-needed services for Bonfield’s citizens.
The political climate in Zip 60913 (Bonfield, IL) is moderately conservative.
Kankakee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Kankakee County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kankakee county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
Kankakee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60913 (Bonfield, IL) is moderately conservative.
Bonfield, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Kankakee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Kankakee Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bonfield, Illinois: r R d 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 60913 (Bonfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $2,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)