Mazon, IL is a small town with a population of around 2,500 people located in North Central Illinois. Although the community is small, residents take part in local politics and take pride in their community. The mayor of Mazon is currently Joe Smith, who has held the position for 5 years. He is supported by a 4-member city council that works together to ensure that all policies are beneficial for the community's well-being. Residents value their local politicians and often come out to vote during elections. In recent years, Mazon has seen an increase in civic engagement as more people get involved with the political process and work to make positive changes in their hometown.
The political climate in Mazon, IL is strongly conservative.
Grundy County, IL is strongly conservative. In Grundy County, IL 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Grundy county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mazon, IL is strongly conservative.
Grundy County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Mazon, Illinois: r R 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 Mazon, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $4,882 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)