Woodson, IL is a small town located in Morgan County with a population of about 500 people. It is governed by the town mayor and six board members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The current mayor of Woodson is Jerry Smith, who has been in office since 2008. The town board meets every month to discuss local issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, and community events. Recently they have been working together to promote small business growth and development in the area. They also work closely with other government agencies to ensure that all citizens receive the services they need from their local government. The people of Woodson take great pride in their political system and strive to make sure that it works for everyone in the community.
The political climate in Zip 62695 (Woodson, IL) is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, IL is very conservative. In Morgan County, IL 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.1%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62695 (Woodson, IL) is strongly conservative.
Woodson, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, Illinois is very conservative.
Jacksonville Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Woodson, 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 62695 (Woodson)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)