The small village of Shirland, Illinois (61079) is home to a tight-knit community of just over 1,000 people. Despite its size, the town is proud of its local government and politics. Shirland has an elected mayor and six trustees that work together to make decisions for the community. They focus on improving the quality of life for citizens by addressing local issues such as infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. The mayor and trustees are committed to representing their constituents in a responsible and effective manner, ensuring that everyone's voice is heard. Beyond this local level of government, Shirland also takes part in state elections to influence the issues that affect them as a whole. From educational reform to transportation initiatives, Shirland residents have made it clear that they want their voices to be heard when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Zip 61079 (Shirland, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Winnebago County, IL is leaning liberal. In Winnebago County, IL 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 47.5%.
Winnebago county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61079 (Shirland, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Shirland, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Winnebago County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Rockford Metro Area is leaning 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.
Shirland, Illinois: r r D d d d
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 61079 (Shirland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $467 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)