Keyesport, IL is a small village located in Clinton County with a population of just over 500 people. It has a mayor-council form of government and the current mayor is Michael J. Hensley. The village council is composed of six members elected from three wards on alternating two-year terms. The council meets twice monthly to discuss matters such as local infrastructure, development projects, public safety, and other issues that affect the community. Other topics discussed include taxation and budgeting for village operations. The village also has some minor zoning regulations and holds regular town meetings to allow citizens to have their voices heard on any current or upcoming projects or initiatives in the area. Keyesport focuses on maintaining a safe and friendly atmosphere while encouraging economic growth through business support and job creation. Local political candidates are selected each election cycle by their respective parties for positions such as Village Council Member, Mayor, and County Commissioner.
The political climate in Zip 62253 (Keyesport, IL) is very conservative.
Clinton County, IL is very conservative. In Clinton County, IL 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62253 (Keyesport, IL) is very conservative.
Keyesport, Illinois is very conservative.
Clinton County, Illinois is very 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.
Keyesport, 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 62253 (Keyesport)
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 3 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)