Glen Carbon, Illinois is a small village located in Madison County. Despite its size, it has an active and engaged political climate. In recent years, the citizens of Glen Carbon have voted on several important initiatives that have had a large impact on the community. Most recently, residents voted to approve a property tax levy that will help fund much needed public works projects within the village. The tax levy passed by a wide margin, demonstrating the commitment of Glen Carbon's citizens to bettering their community through responsible fiscal management. There are also numerous local political candidates who are vying for office in upcoming elections, including mayor and village trustees. These candidates come from various backgrounds and pledge to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to improving Glen Carbon's quality of life.It is clear that Glen Carbon's politics are alive and well, as evidenced by the efforts of its citizens as well as its many qualified political candidates.
The political climate in Glen Carbon, IL is somewhat 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
Glen Carbon, IL is somewhat 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.
Glen Carbon, 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 Glen Carbon, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,770 contributions totaling $1,326,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,217 contributions totaling $235,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)