Casey, IL is a small town in central Illinois with a population of just over 6,000 people. Residents of Casey, IL are represented in local politics by their elected city council members and mayor. The city council is composed of five members that are elected to serve four-year terms, and the mayor is elected once every four years. The current mayor is Tom Shippey who was first elected in 2017. City Council meetings occur regularly and all citizens are welcome to attend. Issues discussed at these meetings range from zoning regulations to budget approval for upcoming projects. Casey, IL has seen significant growth over the past few years due to the dedication of its local politicians. They have worked hard to bring more businesses into town and create new economic opportunities for all residents.
The political climate in Casey, IL is moderately conservative.
Clark County, IL is very conservative. In Clark County, IL 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.8%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Casey, IL is moderately conservative.
Clark County, Illinois is very 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.
Casey, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Casey, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $10,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)