Peoria Heights, IL is a small village located in Peoria County. It has a population of about 5,000 and is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of hometown pride. Politically, the village is overwhelmingly Democratic with most residents voting for Democrat candidates in local, state, and national elections. While there are no local political candidates to name specifically, party leaders from the surrounding area have been supportive of Peoria Heights’ move toward progressive initiatives such as renewable energy sources and environmental protection. Residents are also passionate about advocating for public education and other relevant issues facing their community. The village remains committed to the ideals of democracy and working together to make their hometown an even better place to call home.
The political climate in Peoria Heights, IL is leaning liberal.
Peoria County, IL is leaning liberal. In Peoria County, IL 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Peoria county remained moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.6%.
Peoria county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Peoria Heights, IL is leaning liberal.
Peoria County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Peoria Heights, 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 Peoria Heights, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,522 contributions totaling $174,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,284 contributions totaling $455,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)