The small town of Irvington, IL (62848) is a great place for those looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life. The population here is small, with only around 730 residents as of 2020. It is an unincorporated community in Madison County located close to Interstate 270.
Though Irvington may not be a large political player in the grand scheme of things, some local politics does exist here. It is part of the larger St. Jacob Township, which has an elected Highway Commissioner and Trustee as well as Representatives that serve on the Madison County Board. Irvington also has its own local Homeowners Association that looks after the interests of residents in the area, and which holds regular meetings to discuss issues relevant to Irvington. Overall, politics in 62848 Irvington are relatively quiet compared to larger areas but still play an important role in keeping this rural community running smoothly.
The political climate in Zip 62848 (Irvington, IL) is strongly conservative.
Washington County, IL is very conservative. In Washington County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.7%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62848 (Irvington, IL) is strongly conservative.
Irvington, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Illinois is very conservative.
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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.
Irvington, 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 62848 (Irvington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)