Lawrenceville, IL is a small town located in Lawrence County with a population of 6,242. It is served by a mayor-council government type and is home to many local political candidates. The city council holds regular meetings and serves as the legislative branch of the government making decisions on local issues such as education, infrastructure, taxation and public safety. Local elections are held every two years to elect five representatives to the city council. All residents who qualify are allowed to cast their vote on the ballot. Residents can also attend public hearings to discuss their concerns and receive responses from candidates for office. Lawrenceville has demonstrated a commitment to open communication between citizens and elected officials, creating an atmosphere of transparency and trust between its citizens and representatives.
The political climate in Zip 62439 (Lawrenceville, IL) is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, IL is very conservative. In Lawrence County, IL 22.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.1% to 22.1%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62439 (Lawrenceville, IL) is strongly conservative.
Lawrenceville, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Lawrence 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.
Lawrenceville, 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 62439 (Lawrenceville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $2,215 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $4,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)