The politics of 61046 Lanark, IL are largely influenced by the local government of Jo Davies County. The county board is made up of elected officials responsible for making decisions that impact the lives of people living in this area. Among these decisions are decisions related to infrastructure, economic development, and other aspects of life that affect residents. In addition to the county board, there are a number of local officials who have been elected to serve on various parts of the government. These members help to ensure that services are provided at all levels and that residents have an equal voice in how their community is run. They also play a key role in advocating for the needs and interests of the community as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 61046 (Lanark, IL) is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, IL is strongly conservative. In Carroll County, IL 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.2%.
Carroll county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61046 (Lanark, IL) is strongly conservative.
Lanark, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
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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.
Lanark, Illinois: R 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 61046 (Lanark)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $14,563 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)