The small town of Alto Pass, IL (zip code 62905) is located in the rural region of southern Illinois. Despite its small size, politics play an important role in the lives of many residents. Elections for local offices such as school board trustees, city council members, village trustees, and county commissioners are held annually. The Democratic Party has traditionally been the preferred political party among many residents, however there is a growing number of independents and other parties that have gained support in recent years. Residents take their civic duty seriously when it comes to voting and are passionate about shaping the future of their community and ensuring that it remains a safe place to live for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 62905 (Alto Pass, IL) is very conservative.
Union County, IL is very conservative. In Union County, IL 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62905 (Alto Pass, IL) is very conservative.
Alto Pass, Illinois is very conservative.
Union 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.
Alto Pass, 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 62905 (Alto Pass)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,117 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)