62572 Waggoner, IL is a small town located in the northeastern part of Illinois. Politics in this area tends to follow the same trends as other parts of the state, with most residents voting for Democratic or Republican candidates in local and national elections. While there are no specific local political candidates currently running for office, many residents take an active role in politics by attending town hall meetings and participating in public discourse to ensure that their voices are heard. Additionally, this area is home to numerous organizations, such as the Waggoner Community Action Group, that promote civic engagement and support grassroots campaigns for various causes. As such, 62572 Waggoner, IL is an engaged political community open to participation at all levels.
The political climate in Zip 62572 (Waggoner, IL) is very conservative.
Montgomery County, IL is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IL 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62572 (Waggoner, IL) is very conservative.
Waggoner, Illinois is very conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Waggoner, 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 62572 (Waggoner)
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 5 contributions totaling $625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)