Okawville, IL is a small village in Washington County with a population of 1,318 people. It is an unincorporated community located along the Kaskaskia River and is known for its small-town charm and friendly atmosphere. The local government of Okawville serves the community by providing essential services such as police protection, sanitation services, parks and recreation opportunities, and infrastructure maintenance. The village has no local political candidates running for office; however, decisions about the town's future are made by residents who vote in national elections that affect the entire county. Residents take part in local campaigns to ensure that their voice is heard in the political process. They also participate in initiatives to improve quality of life in Okawville such as providing access to clean drinking water and promoting sustainable development practices. With its dedicated citizens and strong sense of civic duty, Okawville remains an important part of Washington County politics.
The political climate in Zip 62271 (Okawville, IL) is very conservative.
Washington County, IL is very conservative. In Washington County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.7%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62271 (Okawville, IL) is very conservative.
Okawville, Illinois is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Okawville, 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 62271 (Okawville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $2,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)