Madison, IL is a small city in the state of Illinois with a population of just over 8,000 people. It is one of the oldest cities in Madison County and has been an important part of the history and culture of Southern Illinois for many years. As such, there are several local political candidates vying for office in 62060 Madison, IL. These candidates come from different backgrounds and have different ideas on how to best serve their community. Some are focused on improving infrastructure, while others are more concerned with economic development in the area. There are also candidates who focus on improving education and public safety within the city. Each candidate has their own unique platform that outlines their vision for Madison, so it is important to research each candidate before making decisions on which one to vote for when election time comes around.
The political climate in Zip 62060 (Madison, IL) is leaning conservative.
Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62060 (Madison, IL) is leaning conservative.
Madison, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Madison County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Madison, Illinois: d d 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 62060 (Madison)
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 10 contributions totaling $2,784 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)