The city of 61256 Hampton, IL is located in Rock Island County and has a population of approximately 1,400 people. The politics in Hampton are mainly focused on local issues that affect the community such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. In recent years, there have been efforts to promote economic growth through revitalization projects and small business development initiatives. In addition to these efforts, candidates for local office typically focus on education reform and other quality of life issues. This can be seen in the current mayor's dedication to improving parks, sidewalks, and other recreational facilities throughout the city. The citizens of Hampton remain committed to ensuring their political representatives are actively working towards the betterment of their community.
The political climate in Zip 61256 (Hampton, IL) is leaning liberal.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61256 (Hampton, IL) is leaning liberal.
Hampton, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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.
Hampton, Illinois: D D D D d D
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 61256 (Hampton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $2,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)