Blue Mound, IL is a small village located in Macon County. It is a quaint and peaceful town which cherishes its rural charm and traditional values. While the population of Blue Mound is relatively small, it has a strong sense of community and pride in its heritage. Politically speaking, Blue Mound typically leans toward conservative values with most of its voters casting ballots for Republican candidates in both local and national elections. The village hosts an annual Independence Day celebration which draws citizens from all over Macon County to come together and celebrate the freedoms they so greatly appreciate. The town also has a strong commitment to the local economy and works hard to ensure that businesses within the village are supported by its residents. With this dedication to their roots, Blue Mound remains an important part of Macon County politics and continues to be involved in state-wide initiatives.
The political climate in Blue Mound, 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
Blue Mound, 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.
Blue Mound, 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 Blue Mound, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,932 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)