The town of 61870 Ridge Farm, IL is an idyllic rural community that is known for its small-town charm. However, the politics of this community are often overlooked. Despite its small size, the people of 61870 Ridge Farm take their political beliefs seriously and are engaged in many different aspects of local politics. Every two years there are elections for positions such as mayor, town council members, and other local offices. The candidates for each position are carefully chosen to represent the values and ideologies of their constituents. Local groups and organizations also play a major role in engaging citizens in politics by hosting debates about current issues and advocating for certain causes. All of this ensures that everyone in 61870 Ridge Farm has a say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Zip 61870 (Ridge Farm, 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 61870 (Ridge Farm, IL) is strongly conservative.
Ridge Farm, 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.
Ridge Farm, 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 61870 (Ridge Farm)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)