The politics of Decatur, IL, 62526 are diverse and vibrant. Decatur is the county seat of Macon County and is part of the Decatur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Decatur residents are represented by a nonpartisan Mayor-Council form of government, with six City Council members elected to serve staggered four-year terms. In addition to electing a mayor every four years, voters in Decatur also elect four aldermen from wards in the city and two at-large representatives who do not reside in any specific ward. The City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month to discuss important issues for the community. Through their work, they strive to ensure that Decatur is an inviting place to live, work, and play. Additionally, local citizens can become involved in politics by joining their local political party or attending public meetings and taking advantage of other civic opportunities available throughout the city.
The political climate in Zip 62526 (Decatur, IL) is somewhat 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 62526 (Decatur, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Decatur, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Decatur, 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 62526 (Decatur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 462 contributions totaling $34,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $71,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)