Trenton, IL is a small city located in Southwestern Illinois with a population of 4,370. It is the county seat of Clinton County and is governed by the Mayor and City Councilors. The current Mayor of Trenton is Matt Seitz who was elected in 2017. The City Council consists of seven members - Aldermen Andy Conaty, Rob Byers, Aaron Caraker, Kim Listerman, Dave Miller, Caleb McDaniel and Sandy Gebke. All are elected on a two-year term basis with new elections held every two years. In Trenton, IL politics are generally focused on economic growth for all residents while at the same time maintaining its rural charm and character. Community involvement is highly encouraged as well as participation from local businesses to help achieve these goals. As a small town that prides itself on its close knit community and keeping it safe for its residents as well as visitors there are many local programs in place to ensure this happens such as neighborhood watch programs and other crime prevention measures.
The political climate in Zip 62293 (Trenton, IL) is very conservative.
Clinton County, IL is very conservative. In Clinton County, IL 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62293 (Trenton, IL) is very conservative.
Trenton, Illinois is very conservative.
Clinton County, Illinois is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Trenton, 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 62293 (Trenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $5,603 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $8,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)