The small town of Paw Paw, IL (ZIP code 61353) is located in Lee County and is home to an estimated 1,867 people. The politics of this rural community are largely influenced by the local government. Decisions are made on a variety of issues ranging from zoning regulations to economic development policies. Local political candidates often focus on the needs of the community such as increasing job opportunities and improving infrastructure. Paw Paw residents also have representatives at the county, state, and federal levels who work hard to ensure that all residents’ interests are represented in our government. With its small-town charm and vibrant civic life, Paw Paw offers its citizens a chance to be involved in local politics and participate in discussions about how their government should operate.
The political climate in Zip 61353 (Paw Paw, IL) is moderately conservative.
Lee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, IL 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61353 (Paw Paw, IL) is moderately conservative.
Paw Paw, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Lee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Dixon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Paw Paw, 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 61353 (Paw Paw)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $239 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,336 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)