Kewanee, IL, located in Henry County, is a small city of approximately 12,000 people. Politics in the area are focused on local and state issues that affect the lives of Kewanee residents. Local politicians work hard to advocate for the needs of their constituents and strive to maintain a healthy local economy. Recent topics addressed by the City Council include improving public transportation options, developing an effective waste management system, promoting economic growth and employment opportunities. The city is represented at both federal and state levels by a variety of elected officials who fight for Kewanee’s best interests. Local candidates running for office have different views on how to handle various issues impacting the community and aim to make decisions that will benefit all residents.
The political climate in Zip 61443 (Kewanee, IL) is somewhat 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 61443 (Kewanee, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Kewanee, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Kewanee, 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 61443 (Kewanee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $10,937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $3,641 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)