Politics in 60957 Paxton, IL are most heavily influenced by the local governments and their elected officials. Currently, the town is represented in the Illinois House of Representatives by Dan Brady of the 105th District, and in the Illinois Senate by Jason Barickman of the 53rd District. Local elections are held every two years and include races for mayor, city council members, township trustees, and other important positions within the community. Voter turnout in local elections is typically high, reflecting a strong interest among residents to have their voices heard on matters that affect them. Issues like taxes, infrastructure development, land use regulations, and economic development often come into play when decisions need to be made about how to best serve the citizens of 60957 Paxton, IL.
The political climate in Zip 60957 (Paxton, IL) is strongly conservative.
Ford County, IL is very conservative. In Ford County, IL 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.2%.
Ford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60957 (Paxton, IL) is strongly conservative.
Paxton, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Ford County, Illinois is very conservative.
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.
Paxton, 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 60957 (Paxton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $1,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $4,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)