Mason, Illinois is a small community located in the lower southern portion of the state. Located within Mason County, this city has a population of just over 2,000 people and is known for its small-town charm and sense of community. Politics in Mason are relatively quiet but have been gaining more attention since the last election cycle. Much like other rural counties in Illinois, voter turnout for local elections can be low as residents tend to lean toward political ideologies that favor small government and local autonomy. The City Council consists of five members who are elected at large and serve two year terms. In recent years, the council has worked to keep taxes low and invest in infrastructure projects to improve the quality of life for all citizens. With more attention being paid to politics throughout the state, it will be interesting to see how Mason’s political landscape plays out in upcoming elections.
The political climate in Zip 62443 (Mason, IL) is very conservative.
Effingham County, IL is very conservative. In Effingham County, IL 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Effingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 19.5%.
Effingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62443 (Mason, IL) is very conservative.
Mason, Illinois is very conservative.
Effingham County, Illinois is very conservative.
Effingham Metro Area is very 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.
Mason, 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 62443 (Mason)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)