Mount Auburn, IL is a small town located in Macon County, with a population of approximately 625 people. Although there are no local political candidates currently running for office at this time, the citizens of Mount Auburn have long been vocal and active participants in the democratic process. The community frequently holds public forums and events to discuss important topics such as education reform, homeland security, and economic development. In recent years the town has seen increased attention from local politicians who often visit to gain insight into the issues that affect its residents. The passionate involvement of the town's citizens ensures that Mount Auburn remains an active participant in shaping its future and the future of its county.
The political climate in Zip 62547 (Mount Auburn, IL) is very conservative.
Christian County, IL is very conservative. In Christian County, IL 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Christian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.7%.
Christian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62547 (Mount Auburn, IL) is very conservative.
Mount Auburn, Illinois is very conservative.
Christian County, Illinois is very conservative.
Taylorville 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.
Mount Auburn, 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 62547 (Mount Auburn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $107 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)