The small town of Divernon, IL is home to a humble and tight-knit community of individuals who take great pride in their local politics. For local elections, the citizens of Divernon are very involved with the process and are passionate about their choices for political office. A major issue that has resonated within the community is environmental protection. The citizens have voiced their concerns about how best to preserve and protect their land without sacrificing economic growth. Locals often discuss the importance of maintaining natural resources and promoting sustainability initiatives so that future generations may continue to enjoy the beauty of Divernon. Additionally, people have voiced support for increased transparency in the handling of public funds as well as increased access to education and support services for all members of the community regardless of income level. Overall, residents take great pride in participating in their local politics and making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Divernon, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, IL is leaning conservative. In Sangamon County, IL 46.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sangamon county remained Republican, 50.9% to 46.5%.
Sangamon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Divernon, IL is somewhat conservative.
Sangamon County, Illinois is leaning 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.
Divernon, Illinois: R R d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Divernon, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $3,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)