The town of 62682 San Jose, IL is a small but vibrant community located in Illinois. It has a rich history and culture that contributes to its unique identity. Politically, the town has seen a wide range of candidates who have served their community faithfully. This includes local politicians such as Robert D. Linder, who was elected mayor in 2020 and served for a full term before his retirement. Additionally, there are many members of the political landscape who are active in state and national politics that represent the interests of the people of San Jose and work towards improving life in this community. The people of San Jose take pride in their political representatives and are thankful for all they do to better their lives.
The political climate in Zip 62682 (San Jose, IL) is very conservative.
Mason County, IL is very conservative. In Mason County, IL 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.3%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62682 (San Jose, IL) is very conservative.
San Jose, Illinois is very conservative.
Mason 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.
San Jose, Illinois: r r d 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 62682 (San Jose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)