Clayton, IL is a small town in Madison County with a population of around 1,300. It is a quaint town with plenty of history and tradition. Politically, the community is largely conservative and votes Republican in most elections. There have been a few candidates running for local offices over the years including Mayor Tom Johnson, who was elected to his third term in 2019; Police Chief Dave Smith, City Treasurer Betty Price; and recently elected Alderman Robert Smith. All of these political leaders have brought positive changes in Clayton's quality of life by passing initiatives that promote economic growth and development while preserving the town's historic buildings and culture. The local politics in 62324 Clayton are mostly focused on improving citizen’s lives through better education, infrastructure improvements, public safety measures, and better business opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 62324 (Clayton, IL) is very conservative.
Adams County, IL is very conservative. In Adams County, IL 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.7%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62324 (Clayton, IL) is very conservative.
Clayton, Illinois is very conservative.
Adams County, Illinois is very conservative.
Quincy 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.
Clayton, 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 62324 (Clayton)
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 9 contributions totaling $650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)