Menard County situated in Illinois is a rural county with an estimated population of 12,584. It is densely populated and has many small towns and villages spread across the area. The county is known for its peaceful atmosphere and strong sense of community among its residents. Politically, Menard County is governed by the Board of Commissioners who are elected by the public to serve six-year terms. Additionally, they hold regular meetings to discuss various topics such as budgets, local ordinances, taxation, infrastructure projects and more. The county also elects representatives to represent their interests at the state and national levels. In addition to this the county also actively participates in numerous events that help build community spirit throughout the year. At present there are no local political candidates in Menard County but it remains committed to ensure fair representation of its citizens in all matters related to politics.
The political climate in Menard County, IL is very conservative.
In Menard County, IL 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Menard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.1%.
Menard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Menard County, IL is very conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Menard, 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 Menard County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 407 contributions totaling $16,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $13,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)