The City of Lacon in 61540 is a growing area, but remains relatively small with a population of just over 3,000. Located on the banks of the Illinois River, the city is known for its natural beauty and close-knit community. Despite its size, politics remain an important part of life in Lacon. Local government is responsible for a wide range of services including education, infrastructure, public safety and recreation. The city council is made up of nine members who are elected to serve four year terms by the residents of Lacon. They are responsible for policy decisions that affect local life such as zoning laws and budget allocation. There are several local political organizations in Lacon that work to inform residents about current issues and candidates running for office. Every two years residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions through elections during which they can vote for their preferred representatives and policies.
The political climate in Zip 61540 (Lacon, 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 61540 (Lacon, IL) is strongly conservative.
Lacon, 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.
Lacon, 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 61540 (Lacon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $6,690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $28,401 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $979 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)