Edgewood, IL, located in Richland County, is a small rural town in the south-central region of the state. The politics of Edgewood are focused on keeping its tight-knit community safe and prosperous. Local issues addressed by its political representatives range from fiscal responsibility and economic development to public safety and infrastructure improvements. Some of the key players in local politics include the mayor, city council members, and various other appointed officials who work together to make decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of Edgewood's citizens. Community involvement is also heavily emphasized, as many residents take an active role in local elections by attending town hall meetings and forums held by politicians seeking office. All in all, Edgewood's politics are centered on creating an environment that benefits its inhabitants for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 62426 (Edgewood, IL) is very conservative.
Effingham County, IL is very conservative. In Effingham County, IL 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Effingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 19.5%.
Effingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62426 (Edgewood, IL) is very conservative.
Edgewood, Illinois is very conservative.
Effingham County, Illinois is very conservative.
Effingham 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.
Edgewood, 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 62426 (Edgewood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)