The Mount Vernon, IL Metro Area is an area with a strong foundation in local politics. The area is home to a number of elected officials at the state and federal levels, including both Democrats and Republicans. Citizens in the area have access to voting stations during election years and are encouraged to stay informed about local issues that may affect their lives. During election years, residents of the Mount Vernon, IL Metro Area can find information on candidates and ballot initiatives through their representatives' websites in order to make educated decisions. Additionally, local committees and organizations often host debates and meetings for citizens to engage with their representatives in order to further understand the impact of local politics on their everyday life.
The political climate in Mount Vernon Metro Area is very conservative.
In Mount Vernon Metro Area 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Mount Vernon metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.4%.
The Mount Vernon metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Vernon Metro Area is very 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.
Mount Vernon, Illinois: R R R 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Mount Vernon Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 359 contributions totaling $32,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 360 contributions totaling $203,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)