Politics in Zeigler, IL are always a hot topic of discussion. The city has many local representatives that serve the community in various ways. The city council members work together to ensure that the daily operations and the budgeting process go smoothly. In addition, the Illinois General Assembly is responsible for creating legislature for the whole state, which affects Zeigler as well. During election season, local residents come together to discuss their opinions about candidates running for office and what they think would be best for their community. Overall, politics in Zeigler IL involve the citizens of this town coming together to make important decisions that impact them and their families.
The political climate in Zeigler, IL is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, IL is very conservative. In Franklin County, IL 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.5%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zeigler, IL is moderately conservative.
Franklin 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.
Zeigler, Illinois: d 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 Zeigler, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $309 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $5,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)