The Macomb, IL Metro Area is a vibrant and active area of Illinois. Political engagement is an important part of the community in Macomb. Local elections are held every two years, when residents come out to decide who will be their mayor, city council members, school board members, and other local political roles. In addition to local elections, there are also state and federal elections which allow citizens of Macomb to choose their representatives at a higher level. During these elections, local political candidates often host events and debates in order to help voters become more informed about their choices. The Macomb community is passionate about its politics and takes pride in ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to exercise their right to vote.
The political climate in Macomb Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Macomb Metro Area 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Macomb metro area remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
The Macomb metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Macomb 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.
Macomb, Illinois: r 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Macomb Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,365 contributions totaling $91,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 437 contributions totaling $47,351 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)