The small rural town of Dieterich, IL (zip code 62424) is home to a tight-knit community that values its history and traditions. With a population of 831 people, the town takes pride in its rural roots and strong sense of local identity. As such, the local political landscape is focused on preserving that sense of community while also accommodating the needs of the growing population. Currently, Dieterich does not have any specific elected officials representing their interests at a state or federal level. Instead, citizens are more likely to voice their opinions on issues through local channels like town meetings or advisory boards made up of respected members in the community. Though there is no formal representation in higher politics, Dieterich residents do take an active part in their own government and take pride in being involved with local decision making.
The political climate in Zip 62424 (Dieterich, IL) is very conservative.
Effingham County, IL is very conservative. In Effingham County, IL 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Effingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 19.5%.
Effingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62424 (Dieterich, IL) is very conservative.
Dieterich, Illinois is very conservative.
Effingham County, Illinois is very conservative.
Effingham 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.
Dieterich, 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 62424 (Dieterich)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)