Sigel, IL is a small town located in southeastern Illinois. It has a population of approximately 600 people and is known for its rural atmosphere and close-knit community. In terms of politics, Sigel has been represented by the Republican party in the state legislature since 1950. The current local representatives are Bill Mitchell and John Shimpf. Both have been re-elected multiple times and have been praised for their commitment to the citizens of Sigel. They continue to work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met through legislation and advocacy on various issues, such as education, health care, infrastructure reforms, economic development, and public safety. Both representatives strive to make sure that every citizen can have access to these essential services regardless of their political leanings or background.
The political climate in Zip 62462 (Sigel, IL) is very conservative.
Shelby County, IL is very conservative. In Shelby County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62462 (Sigel, IL) is very conservative.
Sigel, Illinois is very conservative.
Shelby 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.
Sigel, 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 62462 (Sigel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)