The politics in 62044 Greenfield, IL are divided among a few different avenues. The local government is made up of an elected mayor and six aldermen that make up the city council. These individuals work together to make decisions on important topics such as taxes and public safety. Additionally, there is also representation from state and federal levels as well. In terms of national politics, Illinois’ 4th congressional district is home to 62044 Greenfield, IL and is represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood in the House of Representatives. As for state-level politics, 62nd district representative Avery Bourne serves in the Illinois General Assembly representing Greenfield and surrounding areas. All in all, these local representatives are responsible for ensuring the best interests of their constituents within 62044 Greenfield, IL are taken into account when laws and regulations are drawn up or discussed at any level of government.
The political climate in Zip 62044 (Greenfield, IL) is strongly conservative.
Greene County, IL is very conservative. In Greene County, IL 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 21.6%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62044 (Greenfield, IL) is strongly conservative.
Greenfield, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Greene 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.
Greenfield, 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 62044 (Greenfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)