The city of Virden, Illinois is part of Macoupin County and has a long history of political involvement. While the population size of the area is not currently known, there have been numerous individuals who have served as local political candidates in the past. These public servants have dedicated their time and energy to representing the citizens of Virden and helping to ensure their interests are met. Recently, local election campaigns have focused on issues like taxation, economic development, infrastructure improvements, health care access, and education funding. In addition to these more traditional topics, candidates have also highlighted environmental protection initiatives and efforts to promote social justice. The citizens of Virden are passionate about their beliefs and take pride in making sure they stay engaged with all levels of politics.
The political climate in Zip 62690 (Virden, IL) is strongly conservative.
Macoupin County, IL is very conservative. In Macoupin County, IL 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macoupin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.6%.
Macoupin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62690 (Virden, IL) is strongly conservative.
Virden, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Macoupin County, Illinois is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Virden, Illinois: d 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 62690 (Virden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $1,616 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,287 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)