Collinsville, IL is an historic city located in Madison County. It is home to many industries, businesses, and a vibrant local economy. Politically, Collinsville has been a stronghold for the Democratic Party. In recent elections, the majority of voters have opted to cast their ballots for Democratic candidates at both the state and federal levels. Notable politicians from the area include Senator Dick Durbin and former Governor Pat Quinn. Both have served the people of Collinsville and consistently advocated for policies that have made our community stronger and more prosperous. The city council consists of members from each political party who work together to ensure that Collinsville remains a great place to live, work, and play for all its citizens.
The political climate in Collinsville, 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
Collinsville, IL 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.
Collinsville, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Collinsville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,167 contributions totaling $356,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 826 contributions totaling $177,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)