The small town of Golconda, IL (zip code 62938) is located in Pope County and is a part of the Evansville metropolitan area. Its population in 2019 was estimated to be 1,831 people. Despite its size and rural location, Golconda has an active political scene. Local residents are passionate about protecting the area’s natural resources and beauty, while also advocating for better education and employment opportunities. They have also come together to support initiatives like crime prevention programs and infrastructure improvements. With the next election cycle approaching, locals are keeping a close watch on the local political candidates and their platforms so they can make informed decisions at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 62938 (Golconda, IL) is very conservative.
Pope County, IL is very conservative. In Pope County, IL 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pope county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.9%.
Pope county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62938 (Golconda, IL) is very conservative.
Golconda, Illinois is very conservative.
Pope 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.
Golconda, 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 62938 (Golconda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $5,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)