Highland, IL is a small town located in Madison County and has a population of around 8,800 people. It is represented by several politicians at the local level that are dedicated to the betterment of the community. These local political figures include State Representative Katie Stuart, Senator Rachelle Crowe, and State Representative Jay Hoffman. They all strive to ensure that Highland residents have access to quality education, efficient infrastructure, and productive economic growth. In addition to these politicians, there are also several influential members of the community who work hard in order to keep Highland’s government running smoothly. These individuals include Mayor James Hobart and several city council members who work together to make sure that all aspects of life in Highland are taken care of. All these individuals work together with an aim of ensuring that those living in 62249 Highland are provided with the best possible services from their local government.
The political climate in Zip 62249 (Highland, 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 62249 (Highland, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Highland, 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.
Highland, 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 62249 (Highland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $14,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $50,741 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)