The small town of Beason, IL (population 62512) is a primarily agricultural community that is home to many hardworking families and small businesses. Politically, the town leans toward conservative values and has traditionally been dominated by Republicans in local elections. In recent years, however, there has been a growing trend towards more progressive candidates who offer residents a different vision for the future of the community. Local political candidates have included representation from both major political parties as well as independents. Voters in Beason take their responsibility very seriously and strive to make informed decisions when they head to the polls.
The political climate in Zip 62512 (Beason, IL) is very conservative.
Logan County, IL is very conservative. In Logan County, IL 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.8%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62512 (Beason, IL) is very conservative.
Beason, Illinois is very conservative.
Logan County, Illinois is very conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Beason, 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 62512 (Beason)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)