The politics in 61349 Ohio, IL are quite dynamic. There is a range of political views and ideals represented and discussed within the community. Local politicians strive to represent their constituents and ensure that their voices are heard. These politicians meet with community members to discuss important issues and how they plan to address them if elected. Elections occur on a regular basis and residents have the opportunity to cast their vote for candidates who embody their values and beliefs. Public forums, debates, and other events provide an opportunity for citizens to learn more about the various candidates seeking office in 61349 Ohio, IL. As a result, these elections remain competitive, ensuring that residents have a say in what happens in their community.
The political climate in Zip 61349 (Ohio, IL) is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, IL is moderately conservative. In Bureau County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bureau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Bureau county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61349 (Ohio, IL) is moderately conservative.
Ohio, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Bureau 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.
Ohio, Illinois: r R d 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 61349 (Ohio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 621 contributions totaling $17,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)