The small town of Fairmount, IL (zip code 61841) is part of the Vermilion County political landscape. The area is governed by a mayor and board of trustees who are elected to make decisions on behalf of the people residing in the town. Every two years, local residents take part in an election to select their representatives on the board. During these elections, candidates run for positions such as Mayor, Trustee, and Clerk. The town prides itself on its strong sense of community and strives to ensure that all citizens have access to quality public services. Through participation in local politics, citizens can help shape the future of their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 61841 (Fairmount, IL) is strongly conservative.
Vermilion County, IL is very conservative. In Vermilion County, IL 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermilion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.6%.
Vermilion county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61841 (Fairmount, IL) is strongly conservative.
Fairmount, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Vermilion County, Illinois is very conservative.
Danville 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.
Fairmount, Illinois: r R d 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 61841 (Fairmount)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $1,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)