Woodland, IL is a small town located in the far southwestern corner of the state. It is a rural, agricultural community with a population of just over 800 people. The local government in 60974 Woodland, IL is made up of an elected mayor and board of trustees. Decisions about the day to day life in Woodland are made at the monthly town meetings, which all registered voters are encouraged to attend. Local election campaigns for mayor and trustees focus on issues that directly affect the citizens of Woodland such as public works, taxes, and other services. Candidates for these positions must have a good understanding of local needs and how to work with local businesses to make sure everyone gets what they need out of their community. Although there are no major political parties operating in 60974 Woodland, IL, elections tend to be contested and fairly competitive as locals take an active role in their own government.
The political climate in Zip 60974 (Woodland, IL) is very conservative.
Iroquois County, IL is very conservative. In Iroquois County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iroquois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Iroquois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60974 (Woodland, IL) is very conservative.
Woodland, Illinois is very conservative.
Iroquois 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.
Woodland, 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 60974 (Woodland)
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 4 contributions totaling $140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)