Energy, IL is a small town located in the state of Illinois. The town is governed by an elected mayor and council comprising of members from the local community. The mayor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city and ensures that all laws are observed. The council is in charge of making decisions on matters such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and government spending. Local politics are often discussed among residents as most citizens feel very strongly about their community and what happens within it. Though many of the issues are minor, they can be important to the people living there and voting for their representatives. With over 62933 residents in Energy, IL there's no shortage of opinions when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Zip 62933 (Energy, IL) is strongly 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 62933 (Energy, IL) is strongly conservative.
Energy, Illinois is strongly 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.
Energy, 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 62933 (Energy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $1,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)