Morrison, IL is located in Whiteside County and is a city of around 5,500 people. The political climate in Morrison is driven by the local government and its citizens that work together to maintain the best quality of life for all residents. Voters in Morrison have multiple local options when it comes to political candidates, as each election cycle brings forth new people vying for seats on the City Council, Mayor’s office, and other roles. Local politics here are focused on improving public safety, promoting economic development through business attraction and retention, and inspiring a sense of community involvement among residents. Furthermore, the local government ensures that resources are distributed equitably throughout the area so that everyone in Morrison can enjoy a bright future.
The political climate in Zip 61270 (Morrison, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Whiteside County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Whiteside County, IL 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whiteside county remained moderately Republican, 53.0% to 44.7%.
Whiteside county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61270 (Morrison, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Morrison, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Whiteside County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Sterling 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.
Morrison, 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 61270 (Morrison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $9,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $6,733 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)