Sheffield, IL is a small town located in the state of Illinois. It has a close-knit community of citizens who are passionate about their local politics. With a population of just over 2,500 people, Sheffield is home to many influential political figures who work hard to serve their constituents and ensure that the town's best interests are represented. These leaders come from all political backgrounds and ideologies, creating a diverse atmosphere of ideas and opinions on the direction that Sheffield should take moving forward. From local representatives in government offices to grassroots activists advocating for change, Sheffield's citizens can make their voices heard in the political arena through voting, attending rallies, or even running for office themselves. No matter what your opinion is on the issues at hand, it's important for residents of Sheffield to stay educated and involved in order to make sure that their needs are being met.
The political climate in Zip 61361 (Sheffield, 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 61361 (Sheffield, IL) is moderately conservative.
Sheffield, 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.
Sheffield, 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 61361 (Sheffield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $933 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $4,814 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)