Mitchell, IL is a small town located in central Illinois. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political landscape. Every two years, local residents have the opportunity to elect their mayor and members of the City Council. On election day, Mitchell citizens can choose from a variety of qualified candidates who represent different political perspectives and ideologies on how to best run the city. These elections are usually hotly contested, as candidates campaign hard for the votes of their constituents. Recently, Mitchell has also seen a surge of interest in state and national politics, with locals taking an increasingly active role in advocating for their interests at all levels of government.
The political climate in Mitchell, 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
Mitchell, 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.
Mitchell, 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 Mitchell, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 477 contributions totaling $42,315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $5,773 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)