The politics in Decatur, IL 62521 are largely based around the local government and the issues that affect the city. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government, with seven City Council members who are elected from wards. The Mayor is elected in a citywide election. Local political decisions are made by the City Council on matters such as public safety, infrastructure, education, zoning and economic development. Decatur is represented in the Illinois General Assembly by two state representatives and one state senator. The current mayor of Decatur is Julie Moore Wolf, who was first elected to the office in 2019. With her leadership, Decatur has seen increased investment in its downtown area as well as new initiatives to reduce crime and promote sustainable living. Community involvement is highly encouraged in Decatur's political process and citizens should take advantage of opportunities to get involved by attending local meetings or contacting their elected officials when they have questions or concerns about important issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 62521 (Decatur, IL) is somewhat 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 62521 (Decatur, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Decatur, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Decatur, 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 62521 (Decatur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 509 contributions totaling $46,899 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 566 contributions totaling $151,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)