The small village of Sparland, IL (zip code 61565) is a tight-knit community that takes great pride in its local politics. Voters in the area have consistently turned out in high numbers to make their voices heard in local elections. As such, there has been a good deal of focus on issues that directly affect the people living in and around Sparland, such as education, economic development, and infrastructure. Local candidates for office are committed to creating an environment where businesses can thrive and all citizens can enjoy a good quality of life. Residents take part in the election process by staying informed about who is running for office and they make sure their voices are heard at the polls. The political climate of 61565 Sparland, IL is one that encourages involvement from all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 61565 (Sparland, IL) is very conservative.
Marshall County, IL is very conservative. In Marshall County, IL 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 31.6%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61565 (Sparland, IL) is very conservative.
Sparland, Illinois is very conservative.
Marshall County, Illinois is very conservative.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sparland, Illinois: r R r 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 61565 (Sparland)
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 8 contributions totaling $695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)