Xenia, IL is located in Clay County, and is home to just over 1,500 people. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government where the Mayor and six Aldermen make up the City Council. In this form of government, the Mayor serves as the Chief Administrative Officer with duties such as appointing all department heads and directing the city’s staff. The City Council is responsible for passing ordinances related to the welfare of the community and approving all local expenditures. For many years, Xenia has been served by a single political party which has worked hard to make sure that local issues are addressed in a timely manner. Additionally, Xenia residents can become politically involved by attending meetings or running for office as one of their local political candidates. By participating in these activities, citizens can stay informed on important news and topics within their community while also having a say in how their city is run.
The political climate in Zip 62899 (Xenia, IL) is very conservative.
Clay County, IL is very conservative. In Clay County, IL 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 16.4%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62899 (Xenia, IL) is very conservative.
Xenia, Illinois is very conservative.
Clay 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.
Xenia, 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 62899 (Xenia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $29,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,938 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)