The small town of Odin, IL (zip code 62870) is a rural community located in Marion County. It is a tight-knit community that values its small-town charm and the strong sense of family and camaraderie it has built over the years. Even though the town does not have a large population, people here take their politics very seriously. Local residents are highly engaged in making sure their elected officials are attentive to their needs and concerns by actively participating in political dialogues, attending local meetings, and volunteering for local campaigns. The politicians who are most popular among Odin's citizens focus on issues such as economic development, education reform, environmental protection, public safety, and improving infrastructure. All in all, the citizens of Odin care deeply about their community and make sure to exercise their right to participate in politics each election season.
The political climate in Zip 62870 (Odin, IL) is very conservative.
Marion County, IL is very conservative. In Marion County, IL 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.9%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62870 (Odin, IL) is very conservative.
Odin, Illinois is very conservative.
Marion County, Illinois is very conservative.
Centralia 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.
Odin, 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 62870 (Odin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)