Harristown, IL is a small town with a population of about 2,000 people located in the state of Illinois. The city is home to a variety of local businesses and organizations, and the people of Harristown are proud of their community. There are several elected officials that represent Harristown on the local and state level, including city council members, mayors, state representatives, senators, congressmen and women, and other roles. These elected officials work together to ensure that the citizens of Harristown have access to quality services and resources. The current Mayor of Harristown is Shannon Jablonski who was elected in 2018. She has worked hard to ensure that the city’s needs are met through her leadership. The City Council is also made up of representatives from each ward in the city who advocate for their constituents on various issues. In addition to these officials, there are also numerous volunteer committees that work together to maintain the health and safety of Harristown’s residents as well as help advance its economic development.
The political climate in Harristown, 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
Harristown, 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.
Harristown, 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 Harristown, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,132 contributions totaling $65,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 362 contributions totaling $38,918 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)