Strasburg, Illinois is a small rural community located in Shelby County, with a population of just under 600 people. Although it is a small town, Strasburg still has an active political landscape. The town's government consists of an elected mayor and six trustees, each serving four-year terms. One of the most important responsibilities of the local government is to manage the city’s finances and ensure that services are provided efficiently and effectively to all its citizens. In addition to this, the Strasburg Town Board meets monthly to discuss issues relevant to the community such as zoning ordinances, public safety initiatives, economic development projects and much more. Additionally, Strasburg has an active Chamber of Commerce that sponsors events such as holiday parades, farmers markets and other activities throughout the year. As Strasburg continues to grow and develop, its leaders will be working together to make sure it remains a great place for citizens and visitors alike.
The political climate in Zip 62465 (Strasburg, IL) is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, IL is very conservative. In Shelby County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62465 (Strasburg, IL) is strongly conservative.
Strasburg, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, Illinois is very 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.
Strasburg, 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 62465 (Strasburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)