Ransom, IL is a small town in the 60470 zip code located in Livingston County. It is known for its strong community values and has served as a great place to live and raise a family for many years. The town is governed by an elected mayor and board of trustees who work together to ensure that the needs of the residents are met. They also make sure that Ransom remains a safe and secure place to live, as well as maintain the sense of community pride that makes it so unique. Local political candidates nominated by residents serve on various committees and boards in order to address community issues. These committees often hold public meetings to give everyone in Ransom a chance to voice their opinion on any issue they deem important. Residents can also get involved in local elections by becoming informed about their candidate's platforms and voting accordingly during election time.
The political climate in Zip 60470 (Ransom, IL) is moderately 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 60470 (Ransom, IL) is moderately conservative.
Ransom, Illinois is moderately 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.
Ransom, 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 60470 (Ransom)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 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)