Brooklyn, IL is a small but vibrant town located in the state of Illinois. Politically, Brooklyn is a highly engaged community that participates in local elections to ensure their voices are heard and their concerns addressed. Every two years, local residents come together to select a representative from each party who will represent them at the state and federal level. Additionally, Brooklyn residents have the opportunity to vote for candidates in county or citywide races. These elected officials help shape public policy and make decisions that affect every member of the community. The residents of Brooklyn take pride in having an involved, invested political climate that works hard to foster progress and improve quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Brooklyn, IL is moderately liberal.
St. Clair County, IL is somewhat liberal. In St. Clair County, IL 53.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained moderately Democratic, 53.2% to 44.5%.
St. Clair county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brooklyn, IL is moderately liberal.
St. Clair County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
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.
Brooklyn, 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 Brooklyn, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $5,153 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $10,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,792 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)