The small town of Blue Mound, IL, located in Macon County, is politically diverse. The town has a history of electing representatives from both the Democratic and Republican parties to serve on local boards and councils. Elections are usually held in April for local offices such as Mayor, City Clerk, and City Treasurer. The Town Council consists of seven members who are responsible for making decisions related to the budget and other matters that affect the community. Local candidates often run on platforms that prioritize fiscal responsibility, public safety, infrastructure improvements, equitable development opportunities, and environmental conservation. Residents are also highly engaged in the electoral process through attending meetings, voting in elections, and participating in political discussions at their local polling stations.
The political climate in Zip 62513 (Blue Mound, IL) is moderately conservative.
Macon County, IL is moderately conservative. In Macon County, IL 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained very strongly Republican, 57.7% to 40.1%.
Macon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62513 (Blue Mound, IL) is moderately conservative.
Blue Mound, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Macon County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Decatur 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.
Blue Mound, 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 zip 62513 (Blue Mound)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,932 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)