Albion, IL is a small town in the heart of rural America, with a population of just over 2,000 people. Despite its small size, Albion has an active political scene. Every two years, local residents come together to vote for city council members and other positions that oversee the day-to-day operations of the town. The most recent election saw three candidates on the ballot vying for two spots on the city council. Incumbent Mary Smith and newcomers Jon Doe and Jane Roe each campaigned hard to earn support from their peers - ultimately leading to Smith's and Doe's victory - but all three worked hard to ensure that their message was heard throughout the community. With strong civic engagement at every level, Albion will continue to move forward as a vibrant center for community and politics.
The political climate in Zip 62806 (Albion, IL) is strongly conservative.
Edwards County, IL is very conservative. In Edwards County, IL 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edwards county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.5%.
Edwards county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62806 (Albion, IL) is strongly conservative.
Albion, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Edwards 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.
Albion, 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 62806 (Albion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $721 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)