The small town of Washburn, IL (61570) is home to a diverse group of people who actively contribute to the political landscape of the area. The local community is engaged in various initiatives and events that are focused on improving the lives of its citizens. Political candidates from both major parties have been known to visit Washburn and meet with constituents in order to learn more about their needs and concerns. Issues such as education, healthcare, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection are all topics that are discussed when local political candidates come to town. Local businesses also support local politicians, as they know they are benefiting from their efforts to improve the quality of life for their employees and customers alike. The residents of Washburn take pride in being informed and involved in politics so that their voices can be heard in the larger conversation about how best to serve their community.
The political climate in Zip 61570 (Washburn, 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 61570 (Washburn, IL) is strongly conservative.
Washburn, 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.
Washburn, 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 61570 (Washburn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,085 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $9,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)