Olive Branch, IL is a small rural town located in Williamson County with a population of 62969. Despite its size, Olive Branch is politically active and engaged with the issues that matter to its residents. The town is represented by local politicians that strive to make positive changes and help their constituents. Recently, the town has seen much activity from candidates seeking to represent them in state government. These candidates have made it a priority to focus on issues such as education, healthcare, and job creation within the community. Additionally, local officials are constantly working to improve infrastructure and create better opportunities for all citizens of Olive Branch. All of these efforts demonstrate an unwavering respect for the values held in this small but proud town.
The political climate in Zip 62969 (Olive Branch, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Alexander County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Alexander County, IL 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alexander county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 42.5%.
Alexander county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62969 (Olive Branch, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Olive Branch, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Alexander County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Cape Girardeau 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.
Olive Branch, Illinois: D d D D 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 62969 (Olive Branch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $308 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)