Thomasboro, IL is a small town in Champaign County with a population of less than 500 people. It is an unincorporated community and does not have any local government or politicians that represent it. Thomasboro is part of the larger townships and cities within Champaign County, which are represented by county-level elected officials. Despite its size, Thomasboro has an active political environment with numerous organizations advocating for different causes such as environmental protection and economic development. Events such as town hall meetings and debates organized by these groups offer citizens a chance to voice their opinions on local issues. Additionally, locals often come together to discuss and debate current events during gatherings at local restaurants and bars. While there may not be any local politicians in Thomasboro, the spirit of democracy remains strong within the tight-knit community.
The political climate in Zip 61878 (Thomasboro, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal. In Champaign County, IL 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 36.9%.
Champaign county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61878 (Thomasboro, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Thomasboro, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Champaign County, Illinois is moderately liberal.
Champaign-Urbana Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Thomasboro, Illinois: d d 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 61878 (Thomasboro)
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 5 contributions totaling $240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)