Oconee is a small town in the state of Illinois with a population of approximately 62553. The political environment in Oconee is characterized by a commitment to public service and strong local values. The local political landscape consists of five main elected offices - mayor, city council, village clerk, treasurer, and police chief. All five positions are filled by elected officials who have been chosen by the voting citizens of Oconee. The current Mayor of Oconee is Jack Smith and he has been serving since 2018. He works closely with the four other members of City Council to promote the best interests of Oconee's residents. The Town Clerk oversees all administrative duties within the municipality while the Treasurer manages all financial aspects such as taxes and budgeting. Finally, the Police Chief serves as an important part in keeping everyone safe from harm. Overall, politics in Oconee is centered around a strong sense of community and responsibility for each other’s wellbeing - which makes it an excellent place to live!
The political climate in Zip 62553 (Oconee, IL) is very conservative.
Shelby County, IL is very conservative. In Shelby County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62553 (Oconee, IL) is very conservative.
Oconee, Illinois is very conservative.
Shelby 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.
Oconee, 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 62553 (Oconee)
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)