The city of Yates City, IL is a small rural community located in Knox County with a population of approximately 600 people. It has a long history of political participation and engagement by its citizens, with many residents actively engaging in local government matters. The City Council is the main governing body in the city and is responsible for setting policy, approving budgets, and making laws that affect the entire community. The Mayor is elected by the citizens of the city and serves as an executive leader who works closely with the council to ensure that all initiatives are carried out in a timely and efficient manner. Local elections are held every two years and feature candidates from both major parties vying for office. Issues impacting Yates City often revolve around economic development, infrastructure improvements, and preserving its distinct rural character while striving to improve quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 61572 (Yates City, 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 61572 (Yates City, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Yates City, 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.
Yates City, 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 61572 (Yates City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)