Forsyth, IL has a vibrant political community that is actively engaged in local and national issues. The town is represented by a variety of elected officials, including U.S. Representative Rodney Davis, State Senator Andy Manar, and State Representatives Sue Scherer and Brian Stewart. Residents are passionate about the issues facing their town and regularly participate in town hall meetings and other opportunities to voice their opinions on important topics. Local elections are particularly competitive as residents strive to ensure the best representation for their needs. Voter turnout during elections is always strong, demonstrating how active the citizens of Forsyth are when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Forsyth, IL is moderately conservative.
Macon County, IL is moderately conservative. In Macon County, IL 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained very strongly Republican, 57.7% to 40.1%.
Macon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forsyth, IL is moderately conservative.
Macon County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Decatur Metro Area is moderately 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.
Forsyth, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Forsyth, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 555 contributions totaling $54,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 558 contributions totaling $150,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)