West Salem, Illinois is a small rural community in the southern part of the state. Located in Marion County, it has a population of around 200 people. The local politics in West Salem are fairly low-key and uneventful. There are no local political candidates to speak of, as the community does not have an organized government structure. The townspeople participate in the various activities that take place throughout the year, such as the annual Fourth of July parade and other activities like cookouts and gatherings. The residents look out for each other’s needs and everyone works together to ensure the town remains a safe and peaceful place to live.
The political climate in Zip 62476 (West Salem, IL) is strongly conservative.
Edwards County, IL is very conservative. In Edwards County, IL 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edwards county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.5%.
Edwards county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62476 (West Salem, IL) is strongly conservative.
West Salem, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Edwards 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.
West Salem, 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 62476 (West Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)