The small town of Downs, IL in zip code 61736 is part of the larger McLean county and is known for its small-town charm. As such, Downs does not have its own local political candidates. The town primarily relies on the state and county level to provide representation for their needs. At the state level, residents of Downs are represented by a range of Democrats and Republicans from across the region. At the county level, elections are held each year with Democratic and Republican candidates vying for office. Residents of Downs take great pride in exercising their right to vote in these important elections as they can have an impact on not only their community but also on the state and nation as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 61736 (Downs, 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 61736 (Downs, IL) is leaning conservative.
Downs, 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.
Downs, 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 61736 (Downs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $2,548 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $3,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)