Marine, IL is a small town located in Madison County. It is governed by a Board of Trustees that includes five elected officials who are dedicated to the betterment of the community. The current board consists of the Mayor, two members from each ward, and one at-large member. They strive to provide services to residents while continuing to preserve and protect the town’s character and identity. Issues they focus on include land use planning, infrastructure improvements, public safety, economic development, and financial stability. Residents have the opportunity to interact with their local political candidates through events such as town hall meetings or candidate forums held during election season. Voters in Marine have recently had the chance to weigh in on issues such as establishing an airport authority and revising zoning regulations. Through these efforts they can make their voices heard and shape their own future.
The political climate in Marine, IL is moderately conservative.
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
Marine, IL is moderately conservative.
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.
Marine, 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 Marine, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)