The city of Geneseo, IL is a small community located in Henry County with a population of 6,586 according to the most recent census. In this friendly and close-knit town, it is not only the residents that feel connected but also their local government. The City Council serves as the legislative branch of local government for Geneseo and is composed of seven members who are elected to serve four year terms. These representatives work together to make decisions that affect all aspects of life in the city such as public safety, education, infrastructure, and taxes. Additionally, municipal elections are held every two years when citizens can cast their vote for candidates running for positions on the City Council. To keep up with the political climate in Geneseo, residents can attend City Council meetings or read minutes from past meetings on the City’s website. All in all, politics play an important role in keeping Geneseo an efficient and sustainable community.
The political climate in Zip 61254 (Geneseo, IL) is moderately conservative.
Henry County, IL is moderately conservative. In Henry County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Henry county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61254 (Geneseo, IL) is moderately conservative.
Geneseo, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Henry County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Geneseo, Illinois: d r 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 61254 (Geneseo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 303 contributions totaling $18,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $60,872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)