61524 Dunfermline, IL is a small town located in Fulton County. The population of Dunfermline is around 1,400 and it has a close-knit community feel. Local politics are important to the residents of Dunfermline and they take part in local elections each year. The main political challenges that face the town are generally related to economic development, infrastructure maintenance, education, and community safety. Local candidates for office seek to represent the people of the community by addressing these issues and working to make Dunfermline a better place to live. Some recent local election campaigns have centered around improving educational opportunities for students as well as creating more job opportunities in the area. Every election cycle brings about a new set of candidates who are eager to work hard for their constituents and make a positive impact on the community.
The political climate in Zip 61524 (Dunfermline, IL) is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative. In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61524 (Dunfermline, IL) is moderately conservative.
Dunfermline, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
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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.
Dunfermline, Illinois: D d D D 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 61524 (Dunfermline)
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 1 contributions totaling $20 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)