Politics in 62082 Roodhouse, IL are a major part of the community. Local citizens are involved in all levels of government and take an active role in civic engagement. Residents vote in local elections and elect representatives to the City Council, who make decisions on everything from local taxes to zoning ordinances. The city also holds regular meetings which provide citizens with the opportunity to voice their opinions on important matters. Residents have access to excellent educational opportunities, healthcare services, transportation options, and recreational activities that help maintain a healthy quality of life. Additionally, there is strong support for local businesses, which contribute to the economic health of the community.
The political climate in Zip 62082 (Roodhouse, IL) is strongly conservative.
Greene County, IL is very conservative. In Greene County, IL 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 21.6%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62082 (Roodhouse, IL) is strongly conservative.
Roodhouse, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Greene 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.
Roodhouse, 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 62082 (Roodhouse)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)