The town of Cornell, IL (zip code 61319) is a small suburb located in Illinois' La Salle County. Despite its small population, the town is an active participant in local politics. Local government and public policy are determined by the members of the city council, who make decisions on behalf of their constituents. Each election cycle brings out local residents to vote for their preferred candidates in the various county positions up for election. The most recent election saw voters choose representatives for city council, mayor, clerk, treasurer and a number of other local offices. Though political issues often differ from year to year, many candidates emphasize fiscal responsibility and sound economic planning as a key part of their platforms when campaigning for office. Through careful consideration and thoughtful voting choices, Cornell residents have the chance to be actively involved in the political process at both the state and local level.
The political climate in Zip 61319 (Cornell, IL) is very conservative.
Livingston County, IL is very conservative. In Livingston County, IL 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 26.8%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61319 (Cornell, IL) is very conservative.
Cornell, Illinois is very conservative.
Livingston County, Illinois is very conservative.
Pontiac Metro Area is very 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.
Cornell, 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 61319 (Cornell)
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 6 contributions totaling $877 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)