The politics of Marion, IL (62959) are primarily focused on local issues and initiatives. Marion is a city in Williamson County, Illinois and is home to roughly 17,000 residents. Elections for Mayor and City Council take place every two years in April, with the most recent election being held in 2019. Residents of Marion value their tight-knit community and strive to keep it safe and prosperous through both elected officials and local organizations. By electing leaders that represent the interests of the citizens and passing initiatives that support the community’s growth, Marion promotes active civic engagement while maintaining a high quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 62959 (Marion, IL) is strongly conservative.
Williamson County, IL is very conservative. In Williamson County, IL 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.6% to 30.3%.
Williamson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62959 (Marion, IL) is strongly conservative.
Marion, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Williamson County, Illinois is very conservative.
Carbondale-Marion 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.
Marion, 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 62959 (Marion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 638 contributions totaling $117,796 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 349 contributions totaling $469,599 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)