The small town of Hardin, IL is located in Calhoun County and has a population of 62047 people. It is a rural town with a strong sense of community spirit. The local politics in Hardin, IL revolves around the many issues that affect its citizens. Issues such as education, health care, public works, and economic development are especially important to the townspeople. The local government in Hardin is made up of an elected mayor and four city council members who oversee all of the town's political activities. During election season, residents have an opportunity to participate in the democratic process by voting for their preferred candidate for mayor or city council. Local candidates often host forums to discuss their platforms and answer questions from constituents. By participating in civic activities such as these, Hardin’s citizens are able to influence their government and to make sure that their voices are heard on matters that directly impact their lives.
The political climate in Zip 62047 (Hardin, IL) is very conservative.
Calhoun County, IL is very conservative. In Calhoun County, IL 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 24.4%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62047 (Hardin, IL) is very conservative.
Hardin, Illinois is very conservative.
Calhoun County, Illinois is very 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.
Hardin, 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 62047 (Hardin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)