The small town of Toledo, IL located in ZIP code 62468 is a rural area with a population of only 926. Despite its size, the local politics still have an impact on the citizens of this community. The local government is comprised of a Mayor who is currently Mike Hicks and City Council members Michael J. Perry, Steve Bundy, Tom Kerr, Scott Miller, Tammy Perry and Brad Stone. This team works together to make decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of the people who reside in Toledo. From setting taxes to deciding on laws and regulations - these elected officials ensure that their constituents are being heard. The residents of Toledo can rest assured that their voices are being heard when it comes to local political issues.
The political climate in Zip 62468 (Toledo, IL) is very conservative.
Cumberland County, IL is very conservative. In Cumberland County, IL 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 19.5%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62468 (Toledo, IL) is very conservative.
Toledo, Illinois is very conservative.
Cumberland County, Illinois is very conservative.
Charleston-Mattoon 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.
Toledo, 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 62468 (Toledo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)