The small town of Mark, IL (zip code 61340) is a quiet and peaceful place that has a strong sense of community spirit. Although the town is not home to any national political candidates, it still has its fair share of local politics. A village president, trustees and other elected officials make up the village board that works to maintain public safety, organize community events and manage public funds. In addition to this, there are a number of grassroots organizations in the area that work to advocate for local issues such as environmental protection, police reform and economic development in their own unique ways. Through these initiatives, Mark is able to remain an active participant in the larger political landscape while still retaining its small-town charm.
The political climate in Zip 61340 (Mark, IL) is moderately conservative.
Putnam County, IL is moderately conservative. In Putnam County, IL 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.4%.
Putnam county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61340 (Mark, IL) is moderately conservative.
Mark, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Putnam County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Mark, Illinois: d d 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 61340 (Mark)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)