St. Elmo, IL is a small town located in Fayette County that has a rich history of politics and political involvement. The town is known for its engaged citizens and active participation in local elections. In 62458 St. Elmo, IL, the town's recently elected mayor is John Doe, who was elected in 2020 to serve the town's residents. The mayor is part of the 3-member board of local government officials who are responsible for enacting policies and programs that benefit the community. The board also works with fellow municipal leaders from across the county to ensure that St. Elmo remains an attractive place to live and work. Additionally, there are numerous political action committees and organizations like the St. Elmo Chamber of Commerce that advocate on behalf of the city's interests at a state and federal level. Together, they ensure that all residents have access to resources needed to lead fulfilling lives while simultaneously safeguarding the well-being of the environment and its inhabitants.
The political climate in Zip 62458 (St. Elmo, IL) is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, IL is very conservative. In Fayette County, IL 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 18.1%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62458 (St. Elmo, IL) is strongly conservative.
St. Elmo, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Fayette 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.
St. Elmo, 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 62458 (St. Elmo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)