Seatonville, IL is a small town of 61359 people located in the heart of Illinois. Despite its small size, the politics of Seatonville are an important part of the community. The town is represented in the Illinois State Legislature by two representatives from the Democratic Party, Representative Sue Davis and Representative Elisabeth Wertz. On the local level, Seatonville has an elected mayor and board of trustees who oversee all municipal operations and budgeting. Every two years, citizens of Seatonville vote for their local political candidates to serve on these boards and guide the future of their community. By electing representatives who align with their values and interests, the citizens of Seatonville have a strong voice in directing how their town will develop and grow for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 61359 (Seatonville, IL) is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, IL is moderately conservative. In Bureau County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bureau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Bureau county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61359 (Seatonville, IL) is moderately conservative.
Seatonville, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Bureau County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Seatonville, 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 61359 (Seatonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 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)