Alhambra, IL is a small town in Madison County with an estimated population of around 900 people. Politically, the majority of the town leans towards conservative values and traditions. There are several local political candidates that have been running for office to represent Alhambra at the county, state, and federal levels. The most recent candidate to be elected was Katherine Desserich who was elected as Madison County Board Member in 2016. She is working hard to represent the citizens of Alhambra by advocating for their needs and interests in the county government. Additionally, other local political candidates have been campaigning for various offices such as mayor, sheriff, and council member. These candidates are looking to make a difference in Alhambra and help improve their community through their unique perspectives on how to best serve its residents.
The political climate in Alhambra, IL is moderately 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
Alhambra, IL is moderately 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.
Alhambra, 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 Alhambra, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $6,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)