The small village of Baylis, IL 62314 is a tight-knit community with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is primarily made up of families and retirees who enjoy the quiet nature of the town. Despite its size, Baylis has an active political scene that can be seen in its annual local elections. Every year there is a lively debate between the candidates competing for seats on the village council and mayor's office, with each one trying to convince residents of their vision for the future of the town. Issues such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and community engagement are all frequently discussed by citizens who want to make sure their voices are heard. Overall, Baylis’ political discourse is positive and constructive, allowing its residents to come together around important issues that affect them collectively.
The political climate in Zip 62314 (Baylis, IL) is very conservative.
Pike County, IL is very conservative. In Pike County, IL 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.6%.
Pike county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62314 (Baylis, IL) is very conservative.
Baylis, Illinois is very conservative.
Pike County, Illinois is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Baylis, 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 62314 (Baylis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 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)