Macedonia, IL is a small city located in the central portion of Illinois. It is home to just over 1,000 residents who enjoy a rural lifestyle and participate in local government and politics. The city has five elected officials which include the Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, Police Chief, and City Council. Each position is voted on by the residents in regular elections that are open to all citizens. Local government plays an important role in shaping the community and providing services to its citizens including garbage collection and snow removal. Issues such as taxes, budgeting for public projects, zoning regulations, and road maintenance are all discussed between council members and municipal staff to ensure that Macedonia continues to operate smoothly and efficiently. Issues facing the town are addressed through community meetings with residents invited to voice their opinions on important matters. Through this process of shared responsibility, Macedonia is able to remain a great place to live for all its citizens.
The political climate in Macedonia, IL is very conservative.
Franklin County, IL is very conservative. In Franklin County, IL 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.5%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Macedonia, IL is very conservative.
Franklin County, Illinois 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.
Macedonia, Illinois: d 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 Macedonia, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)