Christopher, IL is a small town located in Franklin County. It is a community with strong ties to its local politics, and the citizens take their civic duties seriously. In recent years, the people of 62822 Christopher have seen the election of several new and young political figures that are voicing their opinions on changes in the area. The city council regularly meets to discuss issues such as education reform, public safety, economic development and infrastructure. They also make sure to keep residents informed of any changes that are being made through announcements at town meetings and other public forums. It is clear that Christopher cares about its future and will continue to invest in its political landscape to ensure a bright future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 62822 (Christopher, IL) is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, IL is very conservative. In Franklin County, IL 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.5%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62822 (Christopher, IL) is strongly conservative.
Christopher, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Illinois is very conservative.
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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.
Christopher, Illinois: d 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 62822 (Christopher)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)