Goodfield, IL (61742) is a small town located in Central Illinois. The town has a population of just over 1000 people and is governed by three elected officials - Mayor, Trustee and Clerk/Collector. Alongside the local government, the town also hosts a number of local political candidates who are running for office in the upcoming election. These candidates come from all walks of life and bring a diversity of opinions to the table on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic growth. With such an engaged citizenry in 61742 Goodfield, IL it’s no surprise that politics play an important role in this small community. Residents enjoy participating in public debates, attending candidate forums and volunteering on campaigns to ensure their voices are heard both locally and nationally. This engagement helps make 61742 Goodfield, IL a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 61742 (Goodfield, IL) is very 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 61742 (Goodfield, IL) is very conservative.
Goodfield, Illinois is very 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.
Goodfield, 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 61742 (Goodfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $2,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)