The city of 61912 Ashmore, IL is a small community located in Coles County, Illinois. While the city has no population figures readily available, it is well known for its involvement in local politics. With a strong sense of civic pride, the citizens of 61912 Ashmore, IL are passionate about electing candidates that will work to address the needs of their town and maintain the character that makes their community unique. The most recent election saw participation from several local political candidates who ran on platforms of economic development and job creation for the city’s workforce. These candidates promised to bring business and industry to 61912 Ashmore, IL while also ensuring that any new development would not disrupt or take away from the town's existing rural charm. Residents of 61912 Ashmore, IL can rest assured that their upcoming elections will continue to be competitive affairs with a variety of talented figures vying for office in order to best serve their constituents and the interests of the entire community.
The political climate in Zip 61912 (Ashmore, IL) is strongly conservative.
Coles County, IL is strongly conservative. In Coles County, IL 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coles county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 35.6%.
Coles county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61912 (Ashmore, IL) is strongly conservative.
Ashmore, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Coles County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Ashmore, Illinois: r R d 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 61912 (Ashmore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $12,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)