Macomb, Illinois is a small city located in the western part of the state. The city has a rich history as a political hub, with both local and regional offices holding sway over many issues that affect the citizens of Macomb. At the local level, Macomb’s City Council works to provide residents with services such as public works projects, infrastructure development, and economic development initiatives. Additionally, they work to maintain order and keep the community safe by establishing police protection and fire prevention programs. For those interested in regional politics, Macomb is also home to several representatives in the Illinois House and Senate who are committed to fighting for their district’s interests at the state level. From education funding to health care reform, these representatives strive to ensure that Macomb remains an attractive place to call home in Illinois.
The political climate in Macomb, IL is leaning conservative.
McDonough County, IL is moderately conservative. In McDonough County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDonough county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
McDonough county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Macomb, IL is leaning conservative.
McDonough County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Macomb 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.
Macomb, 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 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 Macomb, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,007 contributions totaling $78,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 253 contributions totaling $28,026 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)