The small town of Wenona, IL (zip code 61377) is a quiet place with a population of 2,619 as of the most recent census. It is situated in the heart of Marshall County and has a long history and deep ties to the local area. Although it is not a major political hub like its larger neighbor to the north, Peoria, IL, Wenona does have a few key players in local politics. For example, incumbent mayor Mike Jones has held office since 2015 and continues to be an active leader in his community. Other civic leaders include Scott Wilcoxen, the township supervisor since 2011; Mary Brown who serves on the city council; and Frank Smith who works with the county board of commissioners. All these individuals are dedicated to making Wenona a better place for its residents through their efforts in government and community service.
The political climate in Zip 61377 (Wenona, 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 61377 (Wenona, IL) is strongly conservative.
Wenona, 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.
Wenona, 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 61377 (Wenona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $15 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)