Keenes, IL is a small town with a population of 1,142 according to the 2010 census. Although the population is small, there are still political issues that are important to the town鈥檚 residents. Local politicians are focused on maintaining services and keeping taxes low while still providing good quality services. They also prioritize public safety as well as economic development. Some of the topics debated in Keenes include transportation, health care, education, and local jobs. The locals in Keenes want their elected officials to be responsible stewards of their money and resources. Residents take great pride in having their voices heard and making sure that their representatives vote for what they believe is best for the community.
The political climate in Zip 62851 (Keenes, IL) is very conservative.
Wayne County, IL is very conservative. In Wayne County, IL 14.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62851 (Keenes, IL) is very conservative.
Keenes, Illinois is very conservative.
Wayne 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.
Keenes, 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 62851 (Keenes)
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 3 contributions totaling $5,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,900 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)