Mount Zion, IL is a relatively small town located in central Illinois. The town is governed by a mayor and city council, with both positions being filled through local elections. Each election cycle, the people of Mount Zion come together to select their representatives for the upcoming term. Residents have an opportunity to learn about the candidates and hear their platforms on issues relevant to the town before voting. The citizens also have the chance to voice their opinions on important issues facing the community, such as local infrastructure development and economic growth initiatives. In recent years, Mount Zion has seen an increase in civic engagement and voter turnout during elections. This indicates that residents care deeply about their town's future and take an active role in ensuring that it remains vibrant and successful.
The political climate in Mount Zion, IL is moderately conservative.
Macon County, IL is moderately conservative. In Macon County, IL 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained very strongly Republican, 57.7% to 40.1%.
Macon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Zion, IL is moderately conservative.
Macon County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Decatur Metro Area is moderately 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.
Mount Zion, 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 Zion, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,110 contributions totaling $116,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,250 contributions totaling $339,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)