The politics in 61822 Champaign, IL are largely driven by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and its surrounding region. The city’s mayor and members of the city council serve as the driving forces behind policy decisions. In addition, local governmental entities such as the Park District, Library Board, and County Board of Commissioners also have a major influence on day to day decision making. These elected officials are part of an ever-evolving political landscape that is essential to governing this small but vibrant community. Beyond that, many initiatives are undertaken by volunteer groups and organizations to make sure that 61822 remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Zip 61822 (Champaign, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal. In Champaign County, IL 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 36.9%.
Champaign county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61822 (Champaign, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Champaign, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Champaign County, Illinois is moderately liberal.
Champaign-Urbana Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Champaign, Illinois: d d D d D 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 61822 (Champaign)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,221 contributions totaling $184,551 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 536 contributions totaling $175,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)