Ogden, IL is a small town with a population of about 1,300 people located in Champaign County. While it may not be the most politically active place, there is still plenty to know about the politics in 61859 Ogden. The town operates under a mayor-council form of government and is represented by many local political candidates who are chosen through elections where all residents can vote. These candidates represent major parties as well as independent and third party candidates, ensuring that all voices are heard and represented equally. The elected officials then work together to create policies that will benefit all members of their community. In addition to the elected officials, Ogden also benefits from having strong civic organizations like the Local Government Advisory Committee that help keep public dialogue lively and ensure that everyone’s opinion is taken into account when decisions are made.
The political climate in Zip 61859 (Ogden, IL) is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal. In Champaign County, IL 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 36.9%.
Champaign county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61859 (Ogden, IL) is leaning liberal.
Ogden, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, Illinois is moderately liberal.
Champaign-Urbana Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Ogden, Illinois: d d D d D D
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 61859 (Ogden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $55 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)