Mapleton is a small town located in 61547, Illinois. It is an area characterized by its rural charm and historic feel. Politically, Mapleton is represented mainly at the local level by various representatives that serve on the City Council and Mayor's Office. The City Council is responsible for making decisions regarding the budget, public works, zoning, and other everyday matters that affect the citizens of Mapleton. The Mayor's Office serves as an advocate for all residents of Mapleton, providing leadership and guidance while also fostering meaningful dialog between citizens and city government. In addition to these local politicians, citizens of Mapleton can contact their state representatives to voice their opinions on issues that are important to them. Overall, politics in 61547 Mapleton, IL are vibrant and reflective of the diverse opinions held by its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 61547 (Mapleton, IL) is leaning conservative.
Peoria County, IL is leaning liberal. In Peoria County, IL 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Peoria county remained moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.6%.
Peoria county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61547 (Mapleton, IL) is leaning conservative.
Mapleton, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Peoria County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
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.
Mapleton, 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 61547 (Mapleton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)