The city of Carmi, IL (62821) is a rural community with a rich history and vibrant culture. It's a small town with a population of 5,092, according to the most recent census. Despite its size, the city has an active political landscape. The local election process is managed by the White County Clerk's office and is held annually for various positions including Mayor, City Clerk, Alderman and Treasurer. The Mayor is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the local government including budgeting, economic development and resource allocation. Other elected officials are also key in providing representation for residents while ensuring laws are followed. Overall, politics in 62821 Carmi IL are closely contested as candidates strive to shape the future of their community in positive ways that benefit all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 62821 (Carmi, IL) is strongly conservative.
White County, IL is very conservative. In White County, IL 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.4%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62821 (Carmi, IL) is strongly conservative.
Carmi, Illinois is strongly conservative.
White 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.
Carmi, 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 62821 (Carmi)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $5,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $9,979 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)