Centralia, IL 62801 is located in Marion County and is part of the Centralia Township. It is governed by a Mayor-Council government system, with seven elected members serving on the City Council. The current Mayor of Centralia is Robert Isom, who was first appointed to office in 2012 and then reelected in 2017. The City Council works closely with various local organizations and agencies to ensure that the needs of the community are met. They also provide funding for public safety projects such as police and fire protection services, as well as providing support for economic development endeavors like business incubators. Throughout the years, Centralia has managed to remain a level headed town despite its political leanings. With a growing population and an ever increasing prominence in Illinois politics, Centralia looks forward to continuing to serve its citizens and strive towards the best possible future for all involved.
The political climate in Zip 62801 (Centralia, IL) is strongly conservative.
Marion County, IL is very conservative. In Marion County, IL 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.9%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62801 (Centralia, IL) is strongly conservative.
Centralia, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Marion County, Illinois is very conservative.
Centralia 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.
Centralia, 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 62801 (Centralia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $22,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $17,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)