Macon, Illinois is a small rural town located in the heart of Central Illinois. It has a population of around 2,500 people and is mainly known for its agricultural production. As far as local politics go, Macon is served by a mayor-council form of government, with current Mayor Robert Reeder leading the way since 2013. The council consists of five members that serve four year terms and are elected from different wards in Macon. Other important offices such as county sheriff and state representative are also held by local politicians that Macon residents can vote for during elections. With its close-knit community, Macon takes great pride in its local politics and overall community spirit.
The political climate in Zip 62544 (Macon, 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 62544 (Macon, IL) is moderately conservative.
Macon, 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.
Macon, 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 62544 (Macon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $1,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)