The small town of Hillsdale, IL (zip 61257) is located in the northeastern corner of the state and is known for its beautiful rolling hills and countryside. Politically, the town is predominantly conservative, with strong affiliations to the Republican Party. Local elections are often times contested fiercely between Republicans and Democrats vying for seats on the local City Council or County Board. In recent years, issues such as public education, economic development, infrastructure investment, and public safety have all been at the forefront of political debates in Hillsdale. However, despite their differences in opinions on these topics, both candidates continue to make improving the quality of life for their constituents their focus point. The citizens of Hillsdale take great pride in their town and strive to elect leaders who will create a better future for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 61257 (Hillsdale, IL) is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61257 (Hillsdale, IL) is leaning conservative.
Hillsdale, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
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.
Hillsdale, Illinois: D D D D d D
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 61257 (Hillsdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $969 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)