The small town of Pesotum, IL is part of Champaign County and has a population of 618. Although the area is generally politically conservative, it is home to a number of activists who are passionate about their local politics. In recent years, many local politicians have focused on tackling issues like environmental protection and economic growth. The local government works to ensure fair representation for all citizens and encourages citizen engagement within the community. Local political candidates often focus on responding to the needs of the people in their district and working on initiatives that will benefit everyone. In addition, town meetings are held regularly to discuss important topics facing the community. Overall, Pesotum works hard to create a vibrant political environment that represents its citizens' interests.
The political climate in Zip 61863 (Pesotum, IL) is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal. In Champaign County, IL 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 36.9%.
Champaign county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61863 (Pesotum, IL) is leaning liberal.
Pesotum, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, Illinois is moderately liberal.
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.
Pesotum, Illinois: d d D d D D
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 61863 (Pesotum)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)