Macon is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Macon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Macon, ~17% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Macon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Macon leans more Republican than 44 of 62 neighbors.
Macon runs about 69 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Macon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Macon leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Macon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Macon votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Macon runs about 69 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Macon drive to work alone, above 86% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Macon, IL does.
Why turnout in Macon looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Macon have completed high school, about 5 points above the Illinois average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Blue Mound, IL R+57
- Mount Zion, IL R+40
- Radford, IL R+62
- Harristown, IL R+52
- Obed, IL R+66
- Decatur, IL D+5
- Osbernville, IL R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- La Center, KY R+55
- Parkers Prairie, MN R+49
- Francis, UT R+42
- Parkers Corners, MI R+41
- Rennert, NC R+30
- Los Ybanez, TX R+41
- Taylor, AR R+69
- Garnett, SC D+29
- Sophia, WV R+58
- Honoraville, AL R+72
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Illinois State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.