The small village of Eureka, IL, located in Woodford County, has a long history of civic engagement and political participation. It is home to strong Democratic and Republican Party presence with local candidates running for offices in both state and federal elections. The community prides itself on the diversity of its citizenry and its commitment to a transparent and democratic government that works for the betterment of all. Over the years, Eureka residents have actively participated in debates over important policy issues such as healthcare reform and education funding. Recently, the village's elected officials have taken an active role in advocating for major infrastructure improvements across the town, including updates to roads and bridges. Additionally, Eureka citizens have engaged with their elected representatives in order to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes time to make important decisions about taxes and other financial matters. All of this has contributed to a vibrant culture of political discourse that makes Eureka a great place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 61530 (Eureka, IL) is strongly 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 61530 (Eureka, IL) is strongly conservative.
Eureka, Illinois is strongly 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.
Eureka, 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 61530 (Eureka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $17,935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $17,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)