The small village of Shannon, IL, located in Ogle County with a population of 61078 is known for its rural charm and close-knit community. It isn’t home to many large businesses or bustling city streets, but what it lacks in big city amenities it makes up for in quaint neighborhoods and friendly people. Residents of Shannon can take comfort in the fact that their local government is made up of hardworking individuals who are committed to making the area a better place to live. They are passionate about ensuring that the town has access to high-quality services while protecting citizens from over-burdensome taxes. In addition, they actively seek out ways to ensure that Shannon remains an attractive place for businesses and families alike. Local officials host frequent meetings and public events where citizens can voice their opinions on important issues facing the village. Every election season is an opportunity for voters to choose local politicians who will best represent their values and interests when making decisions on behalf of Shannon residents.
The political climate in Zip 61078 (Shannon, IL) is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, IL is strongly conservative. In Carroll County, IL 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.2%.
Carroll county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61078 (Shannon, IL) is strongly conservative.
Shannon, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Shannon, Illinois: R R 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 61078 (Shannon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)