Henry, IL is a small town located in Marshall County in Northern Illinois. It is known for its farming community as well as its rural landscape. The local politics of Henry, IL are focused on issues that pertain to the farming community such as water rights, agricultural policies and infrastructure improvements. At the top local level, there is a mayor and a city council that are responsible for making decisions about the budget and policy initiatives that affect the town. The city also has representation at the state level by two representatives which helps ensure that Henry’s voice is heard in Springfield. Local elections give citizens an opportunity to select their leaders who will work to address their needs and concerns. In addition, many organizations throughout the area hold frequent events to promote civic engagement among residents so they can become more informed about what’s happening in their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 61537 (Henry, IL) is strongly conservative.
Marshall County, IL is very conservative. In Marshall County, IL 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 31.6%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61537 (Henry, IL) is strongly conservative.
Henry, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Marshall 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.
Henry, 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 61537 (Henry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,278 contributions totaling $23,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)