Philo, IL (61864) is a small rural town in east-central Illinois. The area has been represented by both Republican and Democratic candidates in the past. The current representative of the area is Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, who was elected in 2018. She has been a champion for working families and health care, advocating for lower prescription drug prices and expanding healthcare access for those who need it most. In recent years, Philo has also seen an increased focus on environmental protection and renewable energy initiatives. Local politicians have worked to reduce pollution levels and expand green energy sources throughout Champaign county. Additionally, they have worked to support local business development projects that create jobs and stimulate economic growth in the area. As Philo continues to be an important part of our economy, it will be interesting to see what other initiatives local politicians come up with to continue improving life in the community.
The political climate in Zip 61864 (Philo, 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 61864 (Philo, IL) is leaning liberal.
Philo, 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.
Philo, 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 61864 (Philo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $5,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $518 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $4,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $511 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)