The politics in 62914 Cairo, IL are focused on the continuing progress of the local community. Important issues include infrastructure development, education, public safety, and economic growth. Residents are encouraged to get involved by attending public meetings and engaging with local political candidates to discuss these topics. There is a strong sense of civic pride in Cairo and residents take great pride in their city’s achievements. The current mayor is Bill Summers and the City Council consists of 6 members who work together to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services and resources. They strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can feel safe and thrive.
The political climate in Zip 62914 (Cairo, IL) is leaning conservative.
Alexander County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Alexander County, IL 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alexander county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 42.5%.
Alexander county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62914 (Cairo, IL) is leaning conservative.
Cairo, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Alexander County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Cape Girardeau 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.
Cairo, Illinois: D d D D 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 62914 (Cairo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $455 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)