West Union, IL is a small town in rural Illinois with a population of about 1,400 people. With such a small population, local politics are largely focused on the needs of the community. The mayor and board of trustees serve as the governing body for West Union and work to ensure that all residents have access to basic services like water, sewer, and garbage collection. In addition, they are responsible for approving zoning regulations, issuing business licenses, and managing public safety. Local elections often feature candidates who are dedicated to representing the interests of their constituents. The mayor is typically elected every two years by popular vote from among the candidates running for office. The board of trustees consists of five members who are elected at large by the citizens of West Union every four years. All local candidates must be registered voters in order to be eligible for election to any municipal office in West Union.
The political climate in Zip 62477 (West Union, IL) is very conservative.
Clark County, IL is very conservative. In Clark County, IL 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.8%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62477 (West Union, IL) is very conservative.
West Union, Illinois is very conservative.
Clark 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 Union, 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 62477 (West Union)
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 8 contributions totaling $801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)