Centralia, IL is a small town located in Marion County with a population of around 1,500 people. As the local government in Centralia, there is a mayor and a city council that oversee the day-to-day operations of the city. The Centralia City Council meets regularly to pass ordinances that affect the city and its citizens. They also listen to public comment on issues that are within their jurisdiction. Additionally, the mayor works with local state representatives and senators to ensure the best possible policies for Centralia are enacted. Local elections are held every two years so that residents can choose who will represent them on the council and serve as mayor. With these elected officials in place, Centralia can continue to be a pleasant place to live and work.
The political climate in Centralia, IL is moderately conservative.
Marion County, IL is very conservative. In Marion County, IL 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.9%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Centralia, IL is moderately conservative.
Marion 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.
Centralia, 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 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 Centralia, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 620 contributions totaling $89,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 416 contributions totaling $71,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)