In Knoxville, IL (zip code 61448), politics play an important role in the overall community. The village of Knoxville is part of the county board district 3 and is represented by Chris Koons. Koons has served as a County Board Member since 2018 and is actively involved in local issues. The village also has its own mayor, President James Iosco. Iosco was elected in 2019 and brings with him years of experience in public service. He works closely with the local government to ensure that all residents have access to essential services, and that the rights of every individual are respected. Additionally, there are several other officials who make up the government of Knoxville, including Village Clerk Joanne Lincoln and Village Trustee Tanya Jenkins. These individuals work hard to support a strong economy and provide reliable public services for all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 61448 (Knoxville, IL) is leaning 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 61448 (Knoxville, IL) is leaning conservative.
Knoxville, Illinois is leaning 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.
Knoxville, 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 61448 (Knoxville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $3,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $24,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $377 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)