61529 Elmwood, IL is a small town located in the heart of Illinois. It is a rural community with a population of just over 2,000 residents and enjoys a quiet, low-key atmosphere. Although there is no local government in Elmwood, it still has an active political scene with many individuals participating in regional and state elections. Local candidates have been running for various offices including state representatives, senators, county clerks and more. Residents of 61529 Elmwood are passionate about their political views and regularly take part in debates and discussions surrounding current issues. The community also engages with nearby cities and counties to help shape policy decisions that have an effect on their own lives. All in all, politics is an important part of life here in 61529 Elmwood.
The political climate in Zip 61529 (Elmwood, IL) is leaning conservative.
Peoria County, IL is leaning liberal. In Peoria County, IL 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Peoria county remained moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.6%.
Peoria county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61529 (Elmwood, IL) is leaning conservative.
Elmwood, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Peoria County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
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.
Elmwood, Illinois: d d D d d 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 61529 (Elmwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $2,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $2,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)