Macoupin County, located in the state of Illinois, is a rural area with a population of approximately 28,000 people. The county has a long history of politics, with many local politicians vying for public office in each election cycle. Local political candidates typically focus on issues such as job creation and economic growth, education funding, and infrastructure development. Additionally, local officials often face tough decisions concerning environmental policies and land use regulations. Political discourse among candidates and their supporters is often lively and contentious in Macoupin County, as candidates strive to get their message out to constituents and ask for their support at the polls.
The political climate in 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
Macoupin County, IL 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.
Macoupin, 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 Macoupin County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 974 contributions totaling $42,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 347 contributions totaling $39,773 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)