The small town of Franklin, IL 62638 is part of the Morgan County region and is an integral part of the state's politics. The area is represented by District 97 in Illinois' House of Representatives, currently held by Norine Hammond since 2013. In the Senate, District 47 is represented by Jil Tracy, who was elected in 2010. As with many small towns in the Midwest, local elections are a major part of everyday life as residents strive to make their voices heard at the state level. Community members regularly gather to discuss current issues and participate in various debates and forums as well as be informed on upcoming elections and changes in policies that will affect them. This grassroots effort ensures that all citizens know that their opinions matter and can make a real difference in their state's government.
The political climate in Zip 62638 (Franklin, IL) is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, IL is very conservative. In Morgan County, IL 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.1%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62638 (Franklin, IL) is strongly conservative.
Franklin, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, Illinois is very conservative.
Jacksonville 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.
Franklin, 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 62638 (Franklin)
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 1 contributions totaling $30 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)