Mechanicsburg, IL is a small town located in the state of Illinois with an estimated population of around 2,500 people. The local politics of Mechanicsburg are taken care by the City Council which consists of five members and a mayor who are all elected by the citizens of the town every two years. All city services such as fire protection, police protection, and repair and maintenance of roads and streets are provided by the local government. The City Council also handles issues such as taxation, land-use planning, zoning regulations, public service projects, and public safety. Currently, there are no local political candidates in Mechanicsburg as elections are only held every two years.
The political climate in Zip 62545 (Mechanicsburg, 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 62545 (Mechanicsburg, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Mechanicsburg, 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.
Mechanicsburg, 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 62545 (Mechanicsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $613 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)