The small town of Oquawka, IL (zip code 61469) is situated along the Ohio River in West Central Illinois. With a population of 1,579 according to the 2018 US census, Oquawka is a rural community filled with friendly people and breathtaking scenery. Politically, Oquawka is represented in the state legislature by Republican Representative Don Moffitt of District 74. At the local level, there are several city council members who serve on the Oquawka City Council and work hard to ensure that the town's needs are met. Additionally, residents can take part in other political organizations such as the county’s Democratic and Republican Committees for a more direct involvement in shaping local policy decisions.
The political climate in Zip 61469 (Oquawka, IL) is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, IL is very conservative. In Henderson County, IL 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.5%.
Henderson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61469 (Oquawka, IL) is strongly conservative.
Oquawka, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, Illinois is very conservative.
Burlington Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Oquawka, 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 61469 (Oquawka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)