The politics in 62704 Springfield, IL are complex and hard to predict. In recent years, the city has seen an increase in population, leading to an influx of new ideas and opinions on political issues. Local elections have become more competitive, with multiple candidates running for each office. The most recent mayoral election had three different candidates vying for the position, and only after a close race was the incumbent candidate able to secure another term in office. As the population continues to grow, the local political landscape is expected to remain dynamic and ever-changing.
The political climate in Zip 62704 (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 62704 (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 62704 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,813 contributions totaling $724,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 680 contributions totaling $238,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)