The small village of Glen Carbon, IL (zip code 62034) is a community that values local politics and civic engagement. The Mayor and six Trustees make up the Village's governing body, which is responsible for enacting ordinances and managing the day-to-day affairs of Glen Carbon. Local residents actively participate in the political process by expressing their opinions on matters before the Board and voting during elections. Furthermore, organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce frequently host forums where residents can meet with candidates and learn more about their platforms. In short, politics in 62034 Glen Carbon, IL are important to its citizens and contribute to an engaged community atmosphere of involvement, accountability, and progress.
The political climate in Zip 62034 (Glen Carbon, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62034 (Glen Carbon, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Glen Carbon, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Glen Carbon, Illinois: d d d 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 62034 (Glen Carbon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 858 contributions totaling $128,537 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 237 contributions totaling $33,242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)