The town of Stronghurst, IL (zip code 61480) is a small rural community located in Henderson County. It is home to just over 1000 residents who enjoy the close knit atmosphere and picturesque landscapes of the area. Politics in the 61480 area are largely centered around local initiatives and concerns that are unique to the community. There are no local political candidates campaigning for office but city council meetings give citizens an opportunity to get involved with their government and voice their opinions on important matters such as taxes, public works projects, and other civic matters. The residents of Stronghurst take pride in their commitment to active civic engagement and being good stewards of their town's resources.
The political climate in Zip 61480 (Stronghurst, IL) is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, IL is very conservative. In Henderson County, IL 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.5%.
Henderson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61480 (Stronghurst, IL) is strongly conservative.
Stronghurst, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, Illinois is very conservative.
Burlington Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Stronghurst, 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 61480 (Stronghurst)
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 2 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)