In 62819 Buckner, IL, there is a strong sense of civic pride and political engagement. The local residents take an active role in their community’s politics, from voting in the elections to attending meetings and rallies. There are a variety of political parties represented in the area including the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party and more. There are several local organizations that hold events throughout the year such as debates on current issues and candidate forums that give residents an opportunity to gain more perspective on each candidate’s platforms. Additionally, there are also several advocacy groups that work to ensure that Buckner’s interests are being heard at all levels of government. Despite its small size, Buckner is home to an active and engaged electorate that takes pride in their ability to shape their local government.
The political climate in Zip 62819 (Buckner, IL) is very conservative.
Franklin County, IL is very conservative. In Franklin County, IL 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.5%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62819 (Buckner, IL) is very conservative.
Buckner, Illinois is very conservative.
Franklin 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.
Buckner, Illinois: d 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 62819 (Buckner)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 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)