The small rural village of Steward, IL (Zip Code: 60553) does not have a large population, but it is still home to an active political scene. Local elections for mayor and village trustees are held on a regular basis and there are several candidates in each election that are vying for the positions. The citizens of Steward take these elections seriously as they understand how important it is to have representative leadership that will work hard to improve the quality of life in their community. As such, many of the locals stay informed about the various candidates and actively participate in campaigns so they can make informed decisions when voting. Additionally, the village council regularly holds public forums and other events where local issues can be discussed and debated in order to ensure residents have access to all information available before making decisions on policy matters.
The political climate in Zip 60553 (Steward, IL) is strongly conservative.
Lee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, IL 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60553 (Steward, IL) is strongly conservative.
Steward, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Lee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Dixon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Steward, 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 60553 (Steward)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $1,524 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 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)