Jacksonville, IL is a city located in Morgan County. It is the county seat of Morgan County and has a long history of political involvement. The city is run by an elected mayor and city council, who are responsible for enacting local laws, providing services, administering budgets, and ensuring that all residents receive fair representation. The current mayor of Jacksonville is Andy Ezard, who was elected to the position in 2019. With the support of the City Council, Mayor Ezard works to promote economic development and make sure that Jacksonville remains a vibrant and welcoming community for all. Recently, Mayor Ezard has been advocating for tax cuts to help strengthen small businesses in town. Additionally, the City Council has also been working to create more recreational opportunities for residents through improved parks and trails. As the city continues its commitment to improving quality of life for all citizens of Jacksonville, IL it will be interesting to see the changes that come out of future elections within this vibrant community.
The political climate in Jacksonville, IL is somewhat conservative.
Morgan County, IL is very conservative. In Morgan County, IL 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.1%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jacksonville, IL is somewhat conservative.
Morgan County, Illinois is very conservative.
Jacksonville 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.
Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,608 contributions totaling $362,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,380 contributions totaling $5,072,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $687 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)