The small town of Shawneetown, IL 62984 is located in Gallatin County and has a rich political history. The area has seen its share of change over the years as different elected officials have come and gone. Currently, the town is represented at the state level by State Senators Dale Fowler and Paul Schimpf, along with State Representative David Welter. At the federal level, the town is represented by U.S. Representatives Mike Bost and John Shimkus. In addition to the state and federal representatives, there are numerous local politicians who serve on various city councils and boards throughout the community. These elected officials are responsible for making important decisions that affect the citizens of Shawneetown on a daily basis such as zoning laws, taxation policies, infrastructure development projects, and other important civic issues. Through their collective effort to ensure that all citizens have access to safe and equitable public services and resources, these leaders are working hard to better their community each day.
The political climate in Zip 62984 (Shawneetown, IL) is strongly conservative.
Gallatin County, IL is very conservative. In Gallatin County, IL 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gallatin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.3%.
Gallatin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62984 (Shawneetown, IL) is strongly conservative.
Shawneetown, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Gallatin 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.
Shawneetown, Illinois: d 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 62984 (Shawneetown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $2,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $7,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,008 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)