Madison, IL is a small town located in the state of Illinois. It has a long history of being politically active, with local elections frequently taking place for local government positions such as mayor and city council. The city also has an active citizen's group which meets to discuss policy changes and advocate for solutions for any problems that arise within the community. Political issues facing Madison include education, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. The town has an engaged citizenry who passionately fight for what they believe in and strive to make their community a better place to live. Local candidates often highlight their commitment to these issues when running for office hoping to sway voters who care deeply about these issues. Despite the occasional political disagreements, most citizens of Madison are committed to seeing the city thrive.
The political climate in Madison, IL is leaning liberal.
Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison, IL is leaning liberal.
Madison County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Madison, Illinois: d d 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 Madison, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,581 contributions totaling $142,409 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $57,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)