Greenup, IL is a small community located in Cumberland County with a population of about 2,000 people. The area is governed by the local city council which consists of elected officials that work to ensure the best interest of the community. This council works to represent the citizens of Greenup and make decisions on issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and educational programs. Local candidates for political office are elected every four years in an open primary election where all members of the community have a say in who they would like to see representing them. These candidates are then voted on during the general election and serve their terms in office for four years, helping lead and shape Greenup's future.
The political climate in Zip 62428 (Greenup, IL) is very conservative.
Cumberland County, IL is very conservative. In Cumberland County, IL 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 19.5%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62428 (Greenup, IL) is very conservative.
Greenup, Illinois is very conservative.
Cumberland County, Illinois is very conservative.
Charleston-Mattoon 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.
Greenup, 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 62428 (Greenup)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $2,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $1,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)