Neoga, IL is a small town located in Cumberland County with a population of 2,459 people according to the 2010 U.S. census. It is part of the Mattoon-Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area and has had a long history of involvement in local politics and civic activities. The local government consists of a mayor, city council and other elected officials who work together to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met. Every year Neoga holds elections for city council members as well as mayors who oversee all municipal operations. The current mayor is Dave Althoff who was elected in 2017 and has worked to create an atmosphere of open dialogue between residents and local government representatives. Neoga also participates in state politics by sending delegates to government functions such as the Illinois General Assembly which meets every year in Springfield. Residents are encouraged to get involved by attending meetings, voicing their opinions on issues, or running for office if they feel passionate about an issue or policy change.
The political climate in Zip 62447 (Neoga, IL) is very conservative.
Cumberland County, IL is very conservative. In Cumberland County, IL 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 19.5%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62447 (Neoga, IL) is very conservative.
Neoga, Illinois is very conservative.
Cumberland County, Illinois is very conservative.
Charleston-Mattoon 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.
Neoga, 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 62447 (Neoga)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $74 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)