The small town of Hamel, IL is located in Madison County and has a population of 62046 residents. It has a mayor-council government structure, with the mayor elected to a four-year term and eight council members who are elected to two-year terms. All elections in 62046 Hamel, IL take place on the first Tuesday in April. The current mayor is Brad White, who was elected in 2017 and is running for reelection this year. As an active member of the community, Mayor White has led the charge towards improving infrastructure and services such as water and electricity throughout Hamel. He has also worked to promote economic development by encouraging business growth in the area. Additionally, he has been a vocal advocate for local education initiatives and advocating for increased public safety measures for citizens of Hamel. Mayor White works hard to ensure that all branches of government are working together to create policies that benefit all residents of 62046 Hamel, IL.
The political climate in Zip 62046 (Hamel, IL) is moderately 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 62046 (Hamel, IL) is moderately conservative.
Hamel, Illinois is moderately 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.
Hamel, 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 62046 (Hamel)
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 4 contributions totaling $1,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)