The politics of the 61561 Roanoke, IL are focused on local issues that affect the community. The town is represented by various political representatives who work diligently to improve the quality of life for residents. Issues that have been addressed in recent years include municipal infrastructure investments, improvements to public transportation, and support for small businesses. Many local residents are active in their political engagement and participate regularly in town hall meetings and other civic events. Overall, the town of 61561 Roanoke is a community with a strong sense of pride in its citizens and an active representation from all levels of politics.
The political climate in Zip 61561 (Roanoke, IL) is very conservative.
Woodford County, IL is very conservative. In Woodford County, IL 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.6%.
Woodford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61561 (Roanoke, IL) is very conservative.
Roanoke, Illinois is very conservative.
Woodford County, Illinois is very conservative.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Roanoke, Illinois: R R R 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 61561 (Roanoke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $11,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)