Mill Creek, IL is a small town located in Randolph County with a population of 629. The local political scene in Mill Creek is fairly quiet, as there are no candidates running for any positions in the area. However, residents of Mill Creek have been active in voicing their opinions on important issues affecting the local community such as education and economic growth. There has been an effort to increase voter turnout and engagement within this small town and many initiatives have been put into place to encourage people of all ages to participate in the democratic process. Through measures such as weekly meetings at city hall and an online forum for citizens to connect with each other and their elected officials, Mill Creek is becoming increasingly involved in the political climate of the county.
The political climate in Zip 62961 (Mill Creek, IL) is very conservative.
Union County, IL is very conservative. In Union County, IL 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62961 (Mill Creek, IL) is very conservative.
Mill Creek, Illinois is very conservative.
Union 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.
Mill Creek, 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 62961 (Mill Creek)
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)