Centerville, IL is a vibrant and diverse town located in the Midwest. It is home to many different political ideologies and beliefs, with several local political candidates running for office at all levels of government. Local elections are held for mayor and city council members, as well as representatives in the state legislature. Events such as town hall meetings, debates, and public forums are common occurrences as citizens come out to support their favorite candidates. Political discussion can often be seen on street corners or around dining tables. The people of Centreville take an active role in influencing electoral outcomes here in their community, emphasizing the importance of voting and civic engagement.
The political climate in Centreville, 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
Centreville, 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.
Centreville, 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 Centreville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,989 contributions totaling $724,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 384 contributions totaling $71,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)