Hartford, IL is a small town located in rural Mercer County. It has an estimated population of 62048 and is governed by local officials who are elected to serve the community. A mayor serves as the chief executive officer with authority over the police and fire departments, as well as other public services such as waste management, parks and recreation, etc. The mayor has two main responsibilities – to represent the interests of the people of Hartford and to work with city council members in determining what policies would be most beneficial for the town’s residents. In addition to these government representatives, there are also various boards and committees that address additional topics such as economic development, zoning regulations, educational issues, and more. The current political climate in Hartford is largely focused on promoting economic growth while preserving its traditional values. Local officials are working hard to bring new businesses into the area while maintaining a high quality of life for all Hartford residents.
The political climate in Zip 62048 (Hartford, IL) is somewhat 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 62048 (Hartford, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Hartford, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Hartford, 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 62048 (Hartford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $3,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)