The small town of 62316 Bowen, IL is nestled in the heart of rural Schuyler County. In this small town, politics are a popular topic of conversation. Even though no local political candidates have been named, the people of 62316 Bowen still take an active interest in what’s happening on the national and state level. Locals often gather at the local cafe to discuss current political events and share their views on various issues. They may not agree on all topics but their conversations are always passionate and lively. The people of 62316 Bowen take pride in being informed about the world around them through their political discussions and conversations.
The political climate in Zip 62316 (Bowen, IL) is very conservative.
Hancock County, IL is very conservative. In Hancock County, IL 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 24.6%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62316 (Bowen, IL) is very conservative.
Bowen, Illinois is very conservative.
Hancock County, Illinois is very conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk 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.
Bowen, 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 62316 (Bowen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)