The small city of Peru, IL (zip code 61354) has a rich history of politics. It is a small but important part of the state of Illinois, with a population of just over 4,700 people. Politics in Peru are governed by the Peru City Council, which consists of seven members: four elected at-large and three ward representatives elected from the three wards within the city. The Mayor is elected in a city-wide election every four years. All positions on the City Council are unpaid volunteer positions. Recent elections have seen the development of a strong grassroots movement for political change in Peru, spearheaded by local residents who are passionate about their community and its future. This movement has helped bring attention to issues important to Peru, such as policing reform, economic development, and environmental protection. While there are not currently any local political candidates running for office in 2020, it is likely that we will see several new faces working to advocate for these issues as soon as possible.
The political climate in Zip 61354 (Peru, IL) is somewhat conservative.
LaSalle County, IL is somewhat conservative. In LaSalle County, IL 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaSalle county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.8%.
LaSalle county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61354 (Peru, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Peru, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
LaSalle County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Peru, Illinois: d 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 61354 (Peru)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 162 contributions totaling $7,734 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $27,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)