Politics in 62629 Chatham, IL are governed by the Sangamon County Board. The board is comprised of 24 members, each representing a single district within Sangamon County. These districts are then divided into three sub-districts - North, Central and South. It is responsible for setting policy on issues such as zoning, budgeting and public safety. In addition to the county board, residents of 62629 Chatham, IL also have representation at the state level in the form of their state representative and senator. These representatives serve as a voice for their constituents when it comes to legislation affecting their community. The elected officials of 62629 Chatham, IL strive to serve their constituents in a fair and just manner while ensuring that local policies protect the rights of all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 62629 (Chatham, 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
Zip 62629 (Chatham, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Chatham, Illinois 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.
Chatham, 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 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 62629 (Chatham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 418 contributions totaling $26,034 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 254 contributions totaling $40,609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)