The small town of 61428 Oak Run, IL is an area with a cozy and peaceful atmosphere, but that doesn't mean politics aren't important. Local politics help to ensure the quality of life in this tight-knit community. Issues such as education, public safety, taxes, and infrastructure are often decided at the local level. Citizens of 61428 Oak Run, IL can get involved by attending town hall meetings to voice their opinion on these matters or take part in campaigns during election season. Candidates for these positions must be approved by the towns residents to become a representative who will make decisions in their best interests. All in all, local politics in 61428 Oak Run, IL are essential for the continued growth and prosperity of this lovely community.
The political climate in Zip 61428 (Oak Run, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Knox County, IL is leaning conservative. In Knox County, IL 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.1%.
Knox county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61428 (Oak Run, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Oak Run, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Knox County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Galesburg Metro Area is leaning 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.
Oak Run, 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 61428 (Oak Run)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)