Carbondale, IL is located in Jackson County, and is currently represented by the mayor John Henry. The city council consists of nine members, including the mayor, and all are elected to four-year terms. A wide range of issues are discussed at the city council meetings, such as infrastructure development, zoning regulations, environmental protection, cultural activities and economic growth. All citizens have the right to attend these meetings and give their opinion on any issue being discussed. In addition to the city council meetings , Carbondale also holds several public forums throughout the year where citizens can voice their opinion on important topics concerning the town. In addition to local politics, Carbondale is proud of its active involvement in state and federal elections. Local political activists have been very successful in mobilizing voters in recent years and making sure that their voices are heard in Washington D.C..
The political climate in Zip 62902 (Carbondale, IL) is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, IL is leaning liberal. In Jackson County, IL 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.2% to 47.9%.
Jackson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62902 (Carbondale, IL) is leaning liberal.
Carbondale, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Carbondale-Marion Metro Area is moderately 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.
Carbondale, Illinois: d D D D d d
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 62902 (Carbondale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 896 contributions totaling $42,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $37,143 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)