East Moline, IL is a small town with a population of around 23,000 people. Despite its small size, the city has a vibrant political atmosphere. The local government is headed by the Mayor and City Council, who make decisions about important issues affecting the community. These issues range from infrastructure improvement to education initiatives. Furthermore, the city also holds elections for various local offices such as Mayor and Alderman every two years. The most recent election saw a new mayor take office and promises for improved economic growth in the area. Residents of East Moline are passionate about their local politics and have strong opinions on which direction they would like to see their city go in.
The political climate in East Moline, IL is leaning liberal.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Moline, IL is leaning liberal.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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.
East Moline, Illinois: D D D D d D
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 East Moline, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,617 contributions totaling $394,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,259 contributions totaling $171,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)