Mount Clare, IL is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. Despite its size, the town boasts an active and engaged political climate. Mount Clare citizens take part in both local and national elections by registering to vote and participating in debates at town hall meetings. Local issues are typically discussed during these gatherings, such as expanding public transportation or developing more green spaces for recreational activities. The town has several civic organizations that work with their elected officials to improve the quality of life for all residents. Additionally, Mount Clare hosts a variety of events throughout the year that encourage civic engagement and provide educational opportunities on topics related to politics and government. These events have served to strengthen the community's sense of unity around its political values.
The political climate in Mount Clare, 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
Mount Clare, 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.
Mount Clare, 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 Mount Clare, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $3,796 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,781 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)