East Alton, IL is a small town located in Madison County that has a proud history of being an inviting and welcoming community. The town's political climate is largely represented by the Republican Party, with conservative ideals and values influencing many decisions that are made by local government officials. There is strong support for limited government, fiscal responsibility, and individual freedom among many of the residents in East Alton. The local political scene is marked by passionate debates over important issues such as taxes, education funding, public safety, and economic development. However, there is also much common ground between Republicans and Democrats here in East Alton — most citizens recognize the importance of working together for the benefit of the community. In recent years, citizens have seen an uptick in political involvement from younger generations as they become more engaged in shaping their future. With ever-changing dynamics within our government structure, it will be exciting to see how East Alton’s politics evolve in the years to come.
The political climate in East Alton, IL is leaning 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
East Alton, IL is leaning 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.
East Alton, 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 East Alton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 994 contributions totaling $556,229 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $560 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 429 contributions totaling $67,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)