Mound Station, IL is a small town located in the north-central region of the state. It is governed by a mayor and city council. The mayor is elected every four years by popular vote, and there are nine city council members who are elected for two-year terms. The city council meets monthly to discuss current issues in the community, including things such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and other local matters. The town prides itself on its commitment to transparency and citizen engagement in decision making processes. As part of this effort, Mound Station actively encourages citizens to attend meetings and voice their opinions on various topics that affect the community.
The political climate in Mound Station, IL is strongly conservative.
Brown County, IL is very conservative. In Brown County, IL 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 19.2%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mound Station, IL is strongly conservative.
Brown 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.
Mound Station, 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 Mound Station, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)