Baldwin, IL is a small village located in Madison County. It has a population of just over 600 people and is home to many small businesses and farms. Being such a small community, local politics have always been important for the citizens of Baldwin. From setting local tax rates to making decisions on how resources are allocated within the town's budget, the elected officials play an integral role in determining the quality of life for those who call 62217 home. Every few years, voters in Baldwin select their representatives to serve on the Village Board and carry out their wishes for the town. Through these elections, residents have an opportunity to shape their community and make sure that Baldwin remains a place they can be proud of.
The political climate in Zip 62217 (Baldwin, IL) is very conservative.
Randolph County, IL is very conservative. In Randolph County, IL 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62217 (Baldwin, IL) is very conservative.
Baldwin, Illinois is very conservative.
Randolph 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.
Baldwin, 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 62217 (Baldwin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $1,935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,777 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)