The small town of Divernon, IL is located in the heart of Sangamon County and is part of the Springfield metropolitan area. Although it is a relatively small community, Divernon has an active civic life and an engaged political system. The local government focuses on providing services to the residents of Divernon such as road maintenance, public safety, education, utilities, recreation and more. As with any other local politics, there are periodic elections for positions within the city council. Candidates running for office focus on issues relevant to the community such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, economic development and others that are important to citizens in the region. In addition to this local level of involvement, many residents also stay politically active at a regional or larger statewide level by participating in voting initiatives and engaging with their elected representatives. Overall, Divernon is very engaged in politics and actively participates in shaping its future through various means.
The political climate in Zip 62530 (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
Zip 62530 (Divernon, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Divernon, 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.
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 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 62530 (Divernon)
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)