Mount Olive, IL is a small town in Macoupin County with a population of 62069. The town's political landscape is dominated by the Republican Party, with most local offices held by members of the party. Residents of Mount Olive have seen their share of local political candidates from both major parties running for office in recent years, but Republicans tend to have more success here than Democrats. Local politics are mostly driven by issues related to economic development and public safety, making it a fairly conservative area. Residents take great pride in their community and often support their local politicians regardless of party affiliation. With this strong sense of community, it’s no wonder that the people of Mount Olive feel so strongly about supporting their local political candidates and ensuring that they are represented in government.
The political climate in Zip 62069 (Mount Olive, IL) is strongly conservative.
Macoupin County, IL is very conservative. In Macoupin County, IL 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macoupin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.6%.
Macoupin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62069 (Mount Olive, IL) is strongly conservative.
Mount Olive, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Macoupin 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.
Mount Olive, Illinois: d r d 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 62069 (Mount Olive)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)