Homer, IL 61849 is a small town located in the heart of Illinois. While it does not have its own political candidates, the local community is heavily involved in politics and takes great pride in its voting record. Every election season residents of Homer, IL 61849 come together to campaign for their chosen candidates and show their support for their beliefs. There are numerous local events and organizations that focus on educating the community about important issues and encouraging them to participate in the electoral process, from regular voter registration drives to panel discussions on current issues. As an active part of the larger political landscape of Illinois, Homer, IL 61849 takes its responsibility seriously when it comes to making sure that every citizen has a voice when it comes to choosing our leaders.
The political climate in Zip 61849 (Homer, IL) is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal. In Champaign County, IL 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 36.9%.
Champaign county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61849 (Homer, IL) is leaning liberal.
Homer, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, Illinois is moderately liberal.
Champaign-Urbana Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Homer, 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 61849 (Homer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $1,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)