The small town of 61489 Williamsfield, IL is home to a bustling and engaged community of people. Though the population may be small, its citizens have a strong sense of civic pride and involvement in local political matters. Local politics in 61489 Williamsfield, IL are marked by passionate debates between candidates for various positions such as mayor, city councilors, and school board members. The debates are lively and the citizens take their role as voters seriously. Elections are often close, with candidates running on platforms that address issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvement, education reform, public safety concerns and more. All candidates strive to represent the values of the townspeople and ensure that their voice is heard in local government decisions. Overall, elections in 61489 Williamsfield IL are full of energy and excitement as citizens come together to make important choices about their future.
The political climate in Zip 61489 (Williamsfield, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Knox County, IL is leaning conservative. In Knox County, IL 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.1%.
Knox county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61489 (Williamsfield, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Williamsfield, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Knox County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Galesburg Metro Area is leaning 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.
Williamsfield, Illinois: D d D D 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 61489 (Williamsfield)
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 $10,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,020 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)