The small town of Burnt Prairie, IL (zip code 62820) is a rural community located in White County. It is home to a population of about 500 people who share the common values of taking care of their neighbors and giving back to the community. The local politics are not always clear cut, as many residents prefer to keep things on a more personal level than dealing with large scale political issues. However, there are still plenty of opportunities for civic engagement and influencing local decision making. One way that citizens can make a difference is by voting in local elections to choose politicians that best represent their interests. With such a small population, even one vote can make a difference so it's important for residents to make sure they are informed about the candidates running before casting their ballot.
The political climate in Zip 62820 (Burnt Prairie, IL) is very conservative.
White County, IL is very conservative. In White County, IL 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.4%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62820 (Burnt Prairie, IL) is very conservative.
Burnt Prairie, Illinois is very conservative.
White 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.
Burnt Prairie, 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 62820 (Burnt Prairie)
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 10 contributions totaling $2,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)