Marion County, IL is a vibrant community that has a strong presence in the political realm. The county is home to state and federal representatives who are actively working to address the needs of their constituents. In addition, there are many local organizations that work with elected officials to ensure that their voices are heard on issues ranging from education and healthcare, to economic development and environmental protection. Marion County also hosts several annual events like the Marion County Political Summit which brings together leaders from all levels of government for an open dialogue about important topics. Residents of Marion County have access to an abundance of resources when it comes to staying informed about their local politics.
The political climate in Marion County, IL is very conservative.
In Marion County, IL 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.9%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion County, IL is very conservative.
Centralia Metro Area is very 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.
Marion, Illinois: r r r 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 Marion County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 580 contributions totaling $39,428 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $43,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)