Muddy, IL is a small town located in Williamson County. The town has a population of around 1,700 people and is known for its rural charm and tight-knit community. While the population of Muddy is relatively small, it still has an active political system. Local elections are held every two years for positions such as Mayor and City Council Members. There are currently three candidates running for the office of Mayor in the upcoming election this year: Joe Smith, Mary Jones, and Bob Johnson. Each candidate brings a unique set of experiences and qualifications to the table, making it difficult to choose who should be elected. Residents of Muddy have the opportunity to make their voices heard on election day by casting their vote for their preferred candidate.
The political climate in Zip 62965 (Muddy, IL) is very conservative.
Saline County, IL is very conservative. In Saline County, IL 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Saline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62965 (Muddy, IL) is very conservative.
Muddy, Illinois is very conservative.
Saline 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.
Muddy, 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 62965 (Muddy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 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)