Fairbury is a small town in Livingston County, Illinois with a population of around 2,800. It has a strong sense of community and local pride that is reflected in its political landscape. Local politics mainly revolve around the mayor and city council as well as other elected positions such as the school board and library board. The mayor and city council are responsible for making decisions on issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, economic development, and more. Fairbury also elects representatives to the Illinois State House of Representatives, which are responsible for representing all state citizens in policy making decisions. Residents have the opportunity to express their views through active voting. There is also an active dialogue between citizens and elected officials to ensure everyone’s voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 61739 (Fairbury, IL) is strongly 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 61739 (Fairbury, IL) is strongly conservative.
Fairbury, Illinois is strongly 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.
Fairbury, 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 61739 (Fairbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $13,593 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)