The small town of Red Bud, IL (zip code 62278) is located in Randolph County. It has a rich history and strong ties to the local community. There are no current political candidates running for office in the area, but the citizens of Red Bud are still very involved in their local politics. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss important issues that affect the lives of residents and work together to ensure the town remains safe and prosperous. Red Bud is a close-knit community with a strong sense of pride in its people and their government. Residents have a great deal of influence over what happens within the city limits and can often be seen at meetings to voice their opinion or make suggestions on how to improve their quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 62278 (Red Bud, IL) is very conservative.
Randolph County, IL is very conservative. In Randolph County, IL 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62278 (Red Bud, IL) is very conservative.
Red Bud, Illinois is very conservative.
Randolph 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.
Red Bud, 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 62278 (Red Bud)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $71,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $648 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)