The small city of Latham, IL (zip code 62543) is located in the central part of the state and is considered a tight-knit community. While it has no local political candidates to speak of, the residents in Latham are committed to keeping their home safe and healthy. Every year, they participate in initiatives that promote civic engagement within their town. They value protecting their local environment by participating in cleanups and other activities that reduce waste. They also participate in public forums and debates to ensure their rights are respected and their voices heard. Ultimately, Latham’s politics revolve around creating a better quality of life for its citizens and ensuring that everyone can live safely and securely within its borders.
The political climate in Zip 62543 (Latham, IL) is very conservative.
Logan County, IL is very conservative. In Logan County, IL 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.8%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62543 (Latham, IL) is very conservative.
Latham, Illinois is very conservative.
Logan County, Illinois is very conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Latham, 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 62543 (Latham)
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 1 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)