Freeburg, IL is a small city located in the Midwestern United States. It has a rich history and a strong sense of civic pride. The town is run by an elected mayor and city council who work to ensure that all citizens have access to necessary goods and services. In addition, local taxes are used to fund essential public services such as fire, police, education, and infrastructure improvements. Every few years, residents of Freeburg have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates in local elections which often feature several different contenders running for key positions on the City Council. Elections typically generate high turnout rates as citizens take pride in their voting rights and the power they have to shape the future of their city. In this way, politics in Freeburg are an important part of its vibrant culture and identity.
The political climate in Freeburg, IL is leaning conservative.
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
Freeburg, IL is leaning conservative.
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.
Freeburg, 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 Freeburg, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,486 contributions totaling $255,392 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 426 contributions totaling $94,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)