The politics in 62561 Riverton, IL are largely shaped by the local government of Macon County. The government consists of executive and legislative branches, with the Board of Commissioners as the county’s governing body. This board is composed of seven members who are elected for a four-year term by the residents in Macon County. These commissioners are responsible for enacting and enforcing laws within Riverton and setting policies to ensure that citizens' rights are respected. As part of their duties, they also help to determine how public funds should be allocated to various departments, such as healthcare and education. Furthermore, the Board has enacted several initiatives to encourage economic development in Riverton and its surrounding areas, such as tax credits for businesses which create jobs or make capital investments. The current local political candidates running for office include Judge Patrice Walker, State's Attorney Jay Scott, Sheriff Thomas Schneider and Commissioner Byron Smith.
The political climate in Zip 62561 (Riverton, IL) is leaning 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 62561 (Riverton, IL) is leaning conservative.
Riverton, Illinois is leaning 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.
Riverton, 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 62561 (Riverton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $5,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)