The small town of 62049 Hillsboro, IL is a predominantly rural area with a population of roughly 8,000 people. Despite its seemingly small size, the town has an active political landscape that includes the local city government and state representatives. The city has been in existence since 1817 and is currently represented by Republican State Senator Dan McConchie. Currently, the mayor is Bob Daiber who was elected in 2011 and has since been re-elected multiple times alongside his fellow members on the city council. In addition to the mayor and council members, there are also local boards and committees dedicated to ensuring that the residents of Hillsboro have their voices heard. These include the Economic Development Commission, Parks & Recreation Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Library Board, and more. The overall goal of these boards and committees is to ensure that Hillsboro remains a safe and prosperous community for its citizens to live in.
The political climate in Zip 62049 (Hillsboro, IL) is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, IL is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IL 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62049 (Hillsboro, IL) is strongly conservative.
Hillsboro, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Hillsboro, Illinois: d 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 62049 (Hillsboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $29,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $15,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $866 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)