Greenup, IL is a small town located in Coles County, Illinois. The community is known for its friendly residents and its commitment to supporting local businesses. In regards to politics, Greenup is represented in the Illinois General Assembly by Representative Brad Halbrook of the 102nd district. At the county level, Commissioner Larry Baughman serves as the representative from Coles County. Both men are dedicated to ensuring that Greenup’s residents have access to resources for a bright future. Additionally, the city government works hard to ensure that all political issues are discussed thoroughly and fairly. The City Council meets regularly and works together to maintain a positive environment where all members of the community can be heard and respected.
The political climate in Greenup, IL is strongly conservative.
Cumberland County, IL is very conservative. In Cumberland County, IL 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 19.5%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenup, IL is strongly conservative.
Cumberland County, Illinois is very conservative.
Charleston-Mattoon Metro Area 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.
Greenup, 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 Greenup, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $2,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $4,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)