Metcalf, IL 61940 is a small rural town nestled in central Illinois. It is mostly comprised of agriculture and farming, with many of the residents living there for generations. Although Metcalf has a limited population, it still participates in local politics. Each election cycle, citizens come out to support their preferred candidates from the local parties. The most important race is for Mayor, as this individual oversees all aspects of the town's government and makes decisions that affect the entire community. Additionally, council members are elected to represent each ward and decide on how tax money will be allocated and which projects or initiatives will be funded by the town. There are numerous other elected positions within Metcalf's government including a Treasurer, Clerk, and Public Works Director as well as representatives at the state and federal level. As such, citizens of Metcalf take their involvement in politics seriously and strive to make responsible voting decisions that will benefit their community as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 61940 (Metcalf, IL) is very conservative.
Edgar County, IL is very conservative. In Edgar County, IL 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edgar county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 23.0%.
Edgar county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61940 (Metcalf, IL) is very conservative.
Metcalf, Illinois is very conservative.
Edgar County, Illinois is very 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.
Metcalf, 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 61940 (Metcalf)
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 7 contributions totaling $801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)