Madison County, IL is a vibrant and diverse community located in the Midwest. The county is home to a wide range of governmental entities, from local townships and cities to county government. The political landscape in Madison County focuses largely on local issues, such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Elections for local offices such as mayors, school board members, and county commissioners are held each year to determine who will represent the county’s needs in the government. Candidates must be committed to improving the quality of life for all citizens by advocating for their interests on a variety of social and economic issues. Additionally, candidates must strive to promote transparency in government and ensure that those in power stay accountable to the people they represent.
The political climate in Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative.
In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison County, IL is somewhat 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.
Madison, Illinois: d d 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 Madison County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,658 contributions totaling $2,243,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,424 contributions totaling $482,977 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)