New Douglas, IL, is a small town located in Madison county with a population of 62074. The local politics of the town are largely influenced by the many small businesses and organizations that make up the community. Many local issues revolve around ensuring the preservation of small businesses and farms, while also working to ensure that growth happens in an organized and responsible manner. Local political candidates strive to represent the interests of these small business owners, farmers, and families who call New Douglas home. They work together to ensure that their voice is heard when it comes to local issues such as taxes, infrastructure projects, and new development opportunities. By keeping these issues at the forefront of their campaigns, they can help shape the future of New Douglas for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 62074 (New Douglas, IL) is moderately conservative.
Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62074 (New Douglas, IL) is moderately conservative.
New Douglas, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Madison County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
New Douglas, Illinois: d d 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 62074 (New Douglas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $10,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)