Bingham, IL is a small town located in 62011, which has a population of approximately 1,500 people. The politics of Bingham are largely driven by the decisions made by their local representatives, such as the mayor, city council members and other elected officials. These officials are elected every two years and take on the responsibility to make decisions that best serve the interests of their constituents. They have an important role in ensuring that all citizens have access to quality services like schools, public safety and health care. Additionally they work to ensure that public resources are available to all citizens for economic development and growth. Through their leadership, these officials create laws that help ensure civil rights for everyone in Bingham and promote an environment where people can live peacefully side-by-side with each other regardless of race or religion.
The political climate in Zip 62011 (Bingham, IL) is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, IL is very conservative. In Fayette County, IL 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 18.1%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62011 (Bingham, IL) is strongly conservative.
Bingham, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Fayette 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.
Bingham, 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 62011 (Bingham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 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)