East Cape Girardeau, IL has a rich political history that includes notable politicians from both major parties. In the recent past, the town has been represented in the Illinois House of Representatives by Republican John Cavaletto and Democrat Brandon Phelps. Both candidates are deeply engaged in their local communities and have worked hard to represent their constituents’ interests in Springfield. They have tackled difficult issues such as taxes, healthcare reform, and education funding. Both candidates are passionate about making East Cape Girardeau an even better place for its residents and visitors alike. Their dedication to improving life for all citizens of East Cape Girardeau has resulted in strong support from both sides of the political aisle.
The political climate in East Cape Girardeau, IL is moderately conservative.
Alexander County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Alexander County, IL 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alexander county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 42.5%.
Alexander county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Cape Girardeau, IL is moderately conservative.
Alexander County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Cape Girardeau Metro Area is very 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.
East Cape Girardeau, Illinois: D d D D 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 Cape Girardeau, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)