McLeansboro, IL is a small town located in Hamilton County with a population of approximately 3,000 people. Despite its small size, the politics in McLeansboro has always been lively throughout its history. The local government consists of multiple parties, including Democrats and Republicans, as well as an array of other political organizations. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council positions, with candidates from both major parties vying for votes. In addition to voting on local issues, residents have the opportunity to express their opinions by attending public meetings or participating in community activities such as town hall forums and debates. This open dialogue between citizens and local politicians has helped McLeansboro create a vibrant democratic process that allows for fair representation of all voices within the community.
The political climate in McLeansboro, IL is moderately conservative.
Hamilton County, IL is very conservative. In Hamilton County, IL 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McLeansboro, IL is moderately conservative.
Hamilton 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.
McLeansboro, Illinois: R 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 McLeansboro, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $3,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $11,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)