Modesto, IL is a medium-sized city situated in the state of Illinois. It is home to a vibrant and diverse community that is passionate about their local politics. Citizens of Modesto actively participate in local elections, with many residents running for political office each year. The city regularly holds events to bring the community together to discuss important issues and inform one another about what their elected officials are doing on behalf of the people. There are also multiple party organizations which give citizens a chance to get involved in politics on a deeper level by helping with campaigns or attending debates and discussions between candidates. Modesto, IL is an example of how local communities can be politically engaged and make sure their voices are heard by those in power.
The political climate in Modesto, IL is strongly conservative.
Macoupin County, IL is very conservative. In Macoupin County, IL 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macoupin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.6%.
Macoupin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Modesto, IL is strongly conservative.
Macoupin County, Illinois is very 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.
Modesto, Illinois: d 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 Modesto, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)