The small town of Chapin, IL is located in the heart of Logan County. With a population just over 1,000 and a total area of 0.75 square miles, the town remains relatively quiet and quaint. The peaceful atmosphere of this rural community is highly valued by its citizens, who enjoy living away from the hustle and bustle of city life. When it comes to politics, Chapin does not have any local political candidates because it is so small. However, residents do still follow state and national politics and actively participate in voting every election cycle. They are passionate about making their voices heard when it comes to key issues that will affect their community or state as a whole. Although Chapin may be considered small compared to larger cities or towns, they take great pride in using their voices to make a difference no matter how big or small the issue might be.
The political climate in Zip 62628 (Chapin, IL) is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, IL is very conservative. In Morgan County, IL 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.1%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62628 (Chapin, IL) is strongly conservative.
Chapin, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, Illinois is very conservative.
Jacksonville Metro Area is very 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.
Chapin, 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 62628 (Chapin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 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)