The small town of Havana, IL (zip code 62644) is home to a vibrant political culture. Though it is often outshone by the larger nearby cities, the citizens of Havana have been actively engaging in their local politics for generations. Their city’s mayor, John Smith, has been leading the charge for years in developing initiatives that benefit the community and promoting policies that are beneficial to its citizens. The city council works together with him and other local organizations to ensure that everyone’s voice is represented and heard. A number of organizations are dedicated to preserving the historic charm of Havana while providing necessary services such as public safety and education. There are several local political groups that hold regular meetings in order to discuss issues of importance and reach consensus on matters concerning their community. With a strong sense of civic pride, it is no surprise that people from all walks of life come together and participate in their local politics in Havana.
The political climate in Zip 62644 (Havana, IL) is strongly conservative.
Mason County, IL is very conservative. In Mason County, IL 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62644 (Havana, IL) is strongly conservative.
Havana, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Mason County, Illinois is very conservative.
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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.
Havana, Illinois: r r 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 62644 (Havana)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $1,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $2,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)