Macon County, Illinois is located in the heart of the state and is home to many different political ideologies. The county itself is a mixture of Republican, Democrat, and Independent voters. In Macon County, local political candidates run for office in local elections on a variety of issues important to their constituents. Each candidate’s platform and goals vary depending on what is most important to them and their supporters. Local politics are especially important in Macon County as they affect both everyday life and larger issues that impact the entire community. With its diverse demographic and varying political interests, Macon County presents an opportunity for residents to get involved in politics at every level.
The political climate in 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
Macon County, IL 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.
Macon, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Macon County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,758 contributions totaling $151,705 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,423 contributions totaling $349,417 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)