The politics of Norris, IL (zip code 61553) are reflective of the area's population - small, tight-knit, and largely conservative. Local policies focus on maintaining a high quality of life for residents while also keeping taxes low. Norris is located in LaSalle County in northern Illinois and is part of the larger Peoria-Pekin Metropolitan Area. Its local representatives are Republican Jim Oberweis and Democrat Lauren Underwood; both serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois' 14th congressional district. They have different views on many issues, but share a goal to make Norris an even better place to live through their legislative initiatives and constituent services. Oberweis is known for his strong fiscal conservatism while Underwood has worked to expand access to health care services and improve educational opportunities for all students in her district. The politics of Norris reflect the values of its citizens, emphasizing both fiscal responsibility and community-building initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 61553 (Norris, IL) is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative. In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61553 (Norris, IL) is moderately conservative.
Norris, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Fulton 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.
Norris, 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 61553 (Norris)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)