Seaton, IL is a small town located in Fulton County with a population of just over 1,000 people. This close-knit rural community has strong ties to local politics. Residents are passionate about their political beliefs and take part in local elections to ensure that their voices are heard. Many residents also volunteer their time to help support the political campaigns of local candidates that represent their values and interests. The recent mayoral election was particularly contentious and highlighted the strength of the political discourse in Seaton, IL. Local candidates focused on issues such as improving infrastructure, making sure businesses were supported, and ensuring that all residents had access to quality education. Through grassroots efforts like door-to-door campaigning and social media outreach, these candidates were able to reach out to many members of the community and spread awareness about important issues. Ultimately, these efforts resulted in a successful election for the candidate who effectively communicated his platform and responded to the concerns of Seaton’s citizens.
The political climate in Zip 61476 (Seaton, IL) is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, IL is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, IL 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61476 (Seaton, IL) is strongly conservative.
Seaton, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning 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.
Seaton, Illinois: d d D d 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 61476 (Seaton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)