Pana, IL is a small town located in Christian County with a population of around 4,400 people. It is governed by an elected mayor and six council members who serve terms of four years. The local government works hard to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of its residents. Politically, Pana leans towards conservative values and is represented in the Illinois House of Representatives by Republican Representative Avery Bourne. The town has seen many successes with its fiscal policy in recent years and continues to work towards maintaining a balanced budget while providing essential services for its citizens. Residents of Pana are encouraged to take part in local politics by voting in elections and attending city council meetings. Doing so helps shape the future of this small town and strengthens its community spirit.
The political climate in Zip 62557 (Pana, IL) is strongly conservative.
Christian County, IL is very conservative. In Christian County, IL 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Christian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.7%.
Christian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62557 (Pana, IL) is strongly conservative.
Pana, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Christian County, Illinois is very conservative.
Taylorville Metro Area is very 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.
Pana, Illinois: r R r 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 62557 (Pana)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $2,037 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $19,497 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)