Oakford, IL is a small town located in 62673 zip code that has seen a lot of growth in recent years. Although the population has increased, the community remains close-knit and there is still a strong sense of neighborly loyalty. The politics of Oakford are run by local representatives working together to ensure the best interests of the citizens are met. At present, there are several candidates campaigning for office in Oakford, including two long-time incumbents. These candidates have all expressed their commitment to protecting the environment, expanding public education programs, and creating jobs for the area's residents. They also intend to promote economic development and increase civic involvement so that everyone can benefit from the progress being made in Oakford.
The political climate in Zip 62673 (Oakford, IL) is very conservative.
Menard County, IL is very conservative. In Menard County, IL 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Menard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.1%.
Menard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62673 (Oakford, IL) is very conservative.
Oakford, Illinois is very conservative.
Menard County, Illinois is very conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Oakford, 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 62673 (Oakford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 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)