Creal Springs, IL is located in Williamson County and is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is an area that has traditionally leaned towards more conservative political views. In the past, most local candidates running for office have been supported by members of the Republican party. Residents of Creal Springs are very involved in their communities and often participate in local elections to make sure their voice is heard. Recently, the town has seen an increase in younger generations getting involved in politics and pushing for more progressive ideas. Local politicians throughout the area have had to adjust to these new perspectives and be open to engaging with all members of the community regardless of their political background or beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 62922 (Creal Springs, IL) is very conservative.
Williamson County, IL is very conservative. In Williamson County, IL 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.6% to 30.3%.
Williamson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62922 (Creal Springs, IL) is very conservative.
Creal Springs, Illinois is very conservative.
Williamson County, Illinois is very conservative.
Carbondale-Marion Metro Area is moderately 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.
Creal Springs, 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 62922 (Creal Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $1,919 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)