Maryville, IL is a small town located in Madison County, in the state of Illinois. It has a population of around 8,000 people and is known for its peaceful and tight-knit community. The town is served by six city council members who are responsible for creating policies to improve the quality of life for residents. They are elected by popular vote, ensuring that the local population has a say in the governance of their community. The city council works hard to advocate on behalf of the citizens and strives to make Maryville a great place to live, work, and play. Local elections usually feature a variety of candidates from both major and minor political parties who offer different perspectives on how best to address current issues facing the town. Residents take an active role in these elections by researching each candidate before casting their votes. This ensures that Maryville remains represented through individuals who truly understand the needs of the community.
The political climate in Maryville, IL is somewhat 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
Maryville, IL is somewhat 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.
Maryville, 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 Maryville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 856 contributions totaling $118,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 274 contributions totaling $54,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)