Streator, IL (61364) is a city located in LaSalle County, Illinois. It has a long and interesting history in politics and is home to many traditional values. Streator has been a largely Democratic-leaning city for the past several decades, supporting candidates of the party in both local and national elections. On the county level, Democratic candidates consistently get more votes in Streator than Republican ones do. In recent years, Streator has seen increasing support for progressive policies such as increased access to healthcare and education, along with social initiatives like improved public transportation systems. In addition to its political leanings, Streator also prides itself on its commitment to community service and volunteerism, with numerous organizations offering services such as mentorship programs and food pantries. The City Council holds regular meetings that are open for discussion from residents of all ages who wish to share their opinions on various issues that affect the city’s future. All in all, Streator remains a staunchly traditional city with an engaged citizenry that recognizes the importance of politics in their community.
The political climate in Zip 61364 (Streator, IL) is somewhat conservative.
LaSalle County, IL is somewhat conservative. In LaSalle County, IL 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaSalle county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.8%.
LaSalle county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61364 (Streator, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Streator, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
LaSalle County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Streator, Illinois: d 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 61364 (Streator)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 336 contributions totaling $6,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $5,619 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)