Westfield, IL is a small town in Clark County with a population of about 700 people. It is a relatively peaceful area, with politics taking a backseat to the everyday lives of its citizens. The main political issue in the area is taxes, as Westfield has seen an increase in property taxes over the past few years. The local government works hard to ensure that residents are getting value for money with their taxes and that their services are operating effectively and efficiently. There are currently no local political candidates running for office, but there have been some discussions amongst locals about possible candidates in the upcoming election cycle. Residents of Westfield take great pride in their small-town roots and look forward to seeing what comes next in terms of local politics.
The political climate in Zip 62474 (Westfield, 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 62474 (Westfield, IL) is very conservative.
Westfield, 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.
Westfield, 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 62474 (Westfield)
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 15 contributions totaling $1,987 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)