Flat Rock, IL is a small town in the state of Illinois located in zip code 62427. While it may be a small community, there are still plenty of political activities going on in the area. For instance, the local Republican and Democratic parties often host meetings and events to discuss current events and issues that are important to the citizens of Flat Rock. Additionally, these groups often invite local politicians to speak at their gatherings or debates. Residents of Flat Rock also have opportunities to participate in local elections as voters or as candidates for office themselves. This way, they can ensure that their local government is representing their interests and concerns.
The political climate in Zip 62427 (Flat Rock, IL) is very conservative.
Crawford County, IL is very conservative. In Crawford County, IL 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.3%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62427 (Flat Rock, IL) is very conservative.
Flat Rock, Illinois is very conservative.
Crawford 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.
Flat Rock, 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 62427 (Flat Rock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)