The politics of 62688 Tallula, IL are heavily influenced by its rural location. The town is represented in the Illinois House of Representatives by Representative Tim Butler and in the Illinois Senate by Senator Dave Syverson. At the local level, the mayor is Mark Browning, who is committed to making sure that Tallula remains a safe and vibrant community for its residents. He has enacted numerous initiatives to promote growth, foster tourism, and attract new businesses to the area. The city council works with him to ensure that the best interests of all stakeholders are met. Through their collective efforts, they strive to maintain a strong economy while preserving the unique character of the town.
The political climate in Zip 62688 (Tallula, IL) is very conservative.
Menard County, IL is very conservative. In Menard County, IL 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Menard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.1%.
Menard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62688 (Tallula, IL) is very conservative.
Tallula, Illinois is very conservative.
Menard County, Illinois is very conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Tallula, 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 62688 (Tallula)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)