Varna, IL is a small community in McLean County with a population of approximately 500 people. Politically, it is a staunchly conservative area, voting overwhelmingly for Republican candidates in local and national elections. The City Council consists of five elected officials who work to keep the city running smoothly and efficiently. The city also has an Attorney to advise them on legal matters. At the state level, Varna's representatives are from both major parties: Senator Dave Koehler (D) and Representative Dan Brady (R). Issues like taxes, infrastructure, and public safety are some of the topics currently being discussed in Varna politics. Political discourse within the city follows along similar lines as seen nationally, with debates centering around fiscal responsibility and government spending levels. As such, citizens of Varna have become accustomed to exercising their voices through political participation at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 61375 (Varna, IL) is strongly 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 61375 (Varna, IL) is strongly conservative.
Varna, Illinois is strongly 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.
Varna, 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 61375 (Varna)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $8,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,412 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)