The city of Claremont, IL, located in 62421, is a small but vibrant community with a rich history. While the area does not have any local political candidates running for office, it does have an active and engaged citizenry that take part in the democratic process. Issues that are important to the citizens of Claremont include public safety, economic development, education reform, and environmental sustainability. Residents of the city come together during election season to discuss their views and opinions on these topics to ensure they are represented in local government decisions. The citizens of Claremont also come together in other ways such as organizing fundraisers for local causes or participating in community events like parades or festivals. Being active politically helps ensure the voice of the people is heard and respected by their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 62421 (Claremont, IL) is very conservative.
Richland County, IL is very conservative. In Richland County, IL 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.7%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62421 (Claremont, IL) is very conservative.
Claremont, Illinois is very conservative.
Richland 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.
Claremont, 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 62421 (Claremont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)