Potomac, IL 61865 is a small rural village located in Vermilion County that has a population of around 500 people. The local politics in the village are centered around issues that affect the residents and businesses in Potomac. Local issues include public safety, infrastructure development, taxes, access to healthcare, education, and economic revitalization. Politicians who have been elected to office in the past have worked hard to ensure that these issues are addressed and improved over time. They also strive to meet the needs of all citizens in Potomac by working with other government entities such as school boards and county officials. Overall, the local politics in Potomac aim to improve quality of life within the community while preserving its small town character.
The political climate in Zip 61865 (Potomac, IL) is strongly conservative.
Vermilion County, IL is very conservative. In Vermilion County, IL 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermilion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.6%.
Vermilion county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61865 (Potomac, IL) is strongly conservative.
Potomac, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Vermilion County, Illinois is very conservative.
Danville Metro Area is very 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.
Potomac, Illinois: r 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 61865 (Potomac)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $29 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $12,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $712 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)