Springfield, IL 62702 is the capital city of Illinois and an important political hub in the state. The politics in Springfield are diverse and interesting, with a variety of different candidates running for office at all levels. At the local level, there are many different positions up for election, including mayor, city council member, school board member, county commissioner, and more. These races attract candidates from both major parties as well as minor ones. Political issues range from social programs to public safety to economic development. In addition to the local races, there are also state-level offices that need to be filled each year. These include state representatives and senators who represent Springfield in the Illinois General Assembly. With so many different candidates running in various elections, residents of 62702 can get involved in their local politics no matter what their interests or affiliations may be.
The political climate in Zip 62702 (Springfield, 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 62702 (Springfield, IL) is leaning conservative.
Springfield, 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.
Springfield, 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 62702 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,259 contributions totaling $109,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $72,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)