The small town of Congerville, IL is located in Woodford County. It is a tight-knit community with a population of just over 400 people. Although the population may be small, the politics in the 61729 zip code are robust and important to residents. Local elections for mayor and city council members are held every two years. Voter turnout during these elections is often high, as residents of Congerville take their civic responsibilities seriously and care deeply about who they elect into office. Residents have many opportunities to become politically engaged within their community, from attending town hall meetings to joining local campaigns or political organizations. They also participate in state and national elections, making sure their voices are heard throughout all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 61729 (Congerville, IL) is very conservative.
Woodford County, IL is very conservative. In Woodford County, IL 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.6%.
Woodford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61729 (Congerville, IL) is very conservative.
Congerville, Illinois is very conservative.
Woodford County, Illinois is very conservative.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Congerville, Illinois: R R R 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 61729 (Congerville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $28,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,366 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)