Bushnell, IL is a small town located in central Illinois with a population of around 1,800 people. Despite its size, the politics in the area are quite active and important to the local community. The mayor of Bushnell is currently Joe Dorman, who was elected to office in April 2019 after previously serving on the city council for 8 years. Other local political officials include City Clerk Sonya Smith and City Treasurer Brian Brown. The town also has two aldermen from each ward- Wes Huggins and John Smith for Ward 1, as well as Ed Schafer and Bill Jones for Ward 2. Through their various roles, these individuals make decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of Bushnell's citizens. From setting taxes and allocating funds to addressing infrastructure and environmental concerns, these leaders have the power to shape the future of Bushnell for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 61422 (Bushnell, IL) is somewhat conservative.
McDonough County, IL is moderately conservative. In McDonough 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, McDonough county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
McDonough county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61422 (Bushnell, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Bushnell, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
McDonough County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Macomb 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.
Bushnell, 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 61422 (Bushnell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $10,116 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $422 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)