Located in Shelby County, 62422 Cowden, IL has a long and intricate political history. Many of the residents hold strong opinions when it comes to politics and are highly active in their local community. The two main parties represented in the area are Republicans and Democrats, with a variety of views within each group. A few prominent local politicians have had an influence on the area's political landscape, including state Senator Richard J. Durbin and Congressman Rodney L. Davis. As for recent elections, the candidates running for office in 62422 Cowden have created an opportunity for productive dialogue amongst citizens on all sides of the political spectrum. Residents come together to hear from their representatives about important issues such as healthcare, education reform, and environmental preservation. With its rich history of civic engagement, 62422 Cowden serves as an ideal location for informed discussion on all aspects of politics.
The political climate in Zip 62422 (Cowden, IL) is strongly conservative.
Shelby County, IL is very conservative. In Shelby County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62422 (Cowden, IL) is strongly conservative.
Cowden, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Shelby 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.
Cowden, 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 62422 (Cowden)
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)