Macedonia, IL is a small rural town located in Washington County, Illinois. The town has a total area of 1.17 square miles and an estimated population of 173 people as of 2019. Local politics in Macedonia consists mainly of small-scale government initiatives, such as keeping the town clean and safe, addressing zoning regulations, and engaging with local residents. There are several committees in place to address these issues, including the Zoning Board of Appeals which makes decisions on zoning laws within the village limits. The Macedonia Town Board is also responsible for overseeing local elections and determining which candidates will serve as representatives for the community. In addition, many residents take part in community events to promote their views or advocate for certain causes that are important to them. Overall, the political culture of Macedonia is one of collaboration and open dialogue among its citizens in order to keep it a friendly and safe place to live.
The political climate in Zip 62860 (Macedonia, IL) is very conservative.
Hamilton County, IL is very conservative. In Hamilton County, IL 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62860 (Macedonia, IL) is very conservative.
Macedonia, Illinois is very conservative.
Hamilton County, Illinois is very conservative.
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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.
Macedonia, 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 zip 62860 (Macedonia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)