The town of Topeka, IL is a small rural community located in the 61567 zip code. Politically, the town is home to several local politicians that are passionate about serving their community. These elected officials work diligently to ensure that the needs of the citizens of Topeka are met and that their interests are represented in local government. They also strive to foster a sense of neighborliness among all residents by taking part in various community events and activities. Additionally, they strive to help maintain a safe and prosperous environment for everyone within the town by advocating for fiscal responsibility and addressing issues that may arise from time to time. Through this commitment to their constituents, these local political representatives have become an important part of life in Topeka, IL.
The political climate in Zip 61567 (Topeka, IL) is very conservative.
Mason County, IL is very conservative. In Mason County, IL 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61567 (Topeka, IL) is very conservative.
Topeka, Illinois is very conservative.
Mason 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.
Topeka, Illinois: r r d 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 61567 (Topeka)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)