Carlyle, IL 62231 is a small rural community located in the southern part of Illinois. The town is governed by an elected board of trustees that work together to manage the town's services and operations. At the local level, citizens of Carlyle have access to a mayor and several city council members who make decisions on issues that affect them directly. Every two years there is an election where voters can select representatives they feel best represent their interests. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development are regularly discussed at council meetings. The town works hard to ensure all voices are heard and that decisions made best serve the interests of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 62231 (Carlyle, IL) is very conservative.
Clinton County, IL is very conservative. In Clinton County, IL 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62231 (Carlyle, IL) is very conservative.
Carlyle, Illinois is very conservative.
Clinton County, Illinois is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Carlyle, 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 62231 (Carlyle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $14,434 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $94,515 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)