Tamms, IL is a small rural community located in Alexander County, IL. The population of this small town is just over 400 people. There are no local political candidates to speak of as the area is too small to support any kind of electoral representation. However, this does not mean that politics don’t play a role in the daily lives of Tamms residents. Many state and national issues have an effect on the everyday lives of these citizens and their families. Issues such as health care reform, taxes, education, and infrastructure spending all have an impact on how residents live in Tamms. In addition to state and national politics, local policies can also be a source of contention within the community because they often affect businesses and city services in major ways. No matter what the issue may be, it’s important for those living in Tamms to stay informed about both local and larger political issues so they can make sure their voices are heard when it comes time to vote or take action on matters that directly affect them and their neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 62988 (Tamms, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Alexander County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Alexander County, IL 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alexander county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 42.5%.
Alexander county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62988 (Tamms, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Tamms, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Alexander County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Cape Girardeau Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Tamms, Illinois: D d D D 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 62988 (Tamms)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)