The small town of 62321 Carthage, IL is known for its friendly and welcoming community. Despite its modest size, Carthage has a vibrant political atmosphere with many local issues that affect the citizens. The city is managed by a five-member council who meet on a regular basis to discuss and vote on various matters. There are also several initiatives in the works to make life in Carthage more equitable and enjoyable for all. At the state level, residents of 62321 Carthage, IL can cast their vote in state elections as well as the US congressional districts that include their area. Local candidates often come together to discuss issues important to their constituents and share their views on how best to support the people of 62321 Carthage, IL. With each election cycle, citizens have the opportunity to choose new representatives who will fight for their interests at both the local and national level.
The political climate in Zip 62321 (Carthage, IL) is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, IL is very conservative. In Hancock County, IL 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 24.6%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62321 (Carthage, IL) is strongly conservative.
Carthage, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, Illinois is very conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk 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.
Carthage, 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 62321 (Carthage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $1,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $2,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)