Oreana, IL is a small town with a population of around 543 people. It has a mayor, six council members, and a variety of other local government officials working to ensure the smooth functioning of the city. The mayor has authority over all municipal departments and works with the city council to implement various policies and programs. Local political candidates often hold public meetings in order to discuss their platforms and gain support from the residents of Oreana. These political events are usually well attended by the community who are eager to have their voices heard in regards to policy decisions that may affect them. The local government also works with state representatives from Illinois to ensure that Oreana is getting its fair share of funding for public services such as education and road maintenance.
The political climate in Oreana, 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
Oreana, 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.
Oreana, 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 Oreana, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)