Windsor, IL is a small town located in McLean County and has a population of 61957. The local politics of the area are mostly determined by the township officials who are responsible for the local elections. Every two years, residents of Windsor, IL get to elect their representatives for the Township Board. These board members serve four-year terms and are responsible for making decisions that affect the community. During these elections, candidates must campaign on their platforms and present to voters their ideas for improving the quality of life in Windsor. Issues like taxes, infrastructure development, public safety, and education are typically at the forefront of each election cycle. Although there is a general consensus amongst citizens on many issues facing Windsor, IL politics remain an important factor in deciding how to address local needs and wants in an ever-changing landscape.
The political climate in Zip 61957 (Windsor, IL) is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, IL is very conservative. In Shelby County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61957 (Windsor, IL) is strongly conservative.
Windsor, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, Illinois is very conservative.
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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.
Windsor, 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 61957 (Windsor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)