Hume, IL is a small village located in Edgar County with a population of just 619. Despite its small size, Hume plays an active role in local politics. The village has three elected trustees who serve as the governing body for the community. These trustees are responsible for making important decisions on issues such as zoning, taxation, public safety and welfare. Additionally, the trustees work closely with state representatives to ensure that the needs of the citizens are heard and addressed at all levels of government. Residents of Hume have the opportunity to participate in local elections and help to decide who will lead their community. Overall, it is clear that politics remain an important aspect of life in Hume, IL despite its size.
The political climate in Zip 61932 (Hume, IL) is very conservative.
Edgar County, IL is very conservative. In Edgar County, IL 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edgar county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 23.0%.
Edgar county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61932 (Hume, IL) is very conservative.
Hume, Illinois is very conservative.
Edgar 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.
Hume, Illinois: R R r 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 61932 (Hume)
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 5 contributions totaling $340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)