The politics of 62953 Joppa, IL are based on the local and state representatives that have been elected to serve its citizens. Local representatives such as the mayor, city council members, school board members, and county officials all play an important role in making decisions that affect the city. The local representatives are responsible for allocating funds to improve infrastructure, public safety, transportation, education, and a variety of other services. At the state level, Illinois senators and representatives make decisions that can impact the entire state. These politicians work to ensure that everyone has equal access to resources and help create laws that benefit the citizens of Joppa. In addition to these political figures, Joppa is also represented by national legislators who vote on bills that can affect policies throughout the entire country. It's up to each individual citizen in Joppa to stay informed about their local candidates and make sure they are voting for people who best reflect their values.
The political climate in Zip 62953 (Joppa, IL) is very conservative.
Massac County, IL is very conservative. In Massac County, IL 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Massac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.3%.
Massac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62953 (Joppa, IL) is very conservative.
Joppa, Illinois is very conservative.
Massac County, Illinois is very conservative.
Paducah Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Joppa, 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 62953 (Joppa)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)