The city of Colfax, IL, 61728 is an area that places a great emphasis on their local politics. The city has been actively engaging in its political development and progress since the 1950s. Residents have taken it upon themselves to stay informed on the various issues that are discussed in the state's capital. In addition, residents have been known to attend local government meetings and take part in decisions being made for their community. This vibrant engagement in politics has helped Colfax stay connected with state-wide politics as well as keep up to date on civic responsibilities. Local political candidates run for office each election cycle and are voted into power by active citizens who want to see positive change come about in their community. Through this commitment to governing, Colfax remains an example of the importance of engaging citizens within a political system.
The political climate in Zip 61728 (Colfax, 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 61728 (Colfax, IL) is leaning conservative.
Colfax, 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.
Colfax, 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 61728 (Colfax)
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 15 contributions totaling $713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)