Granite City, IL is a city located in southwestern Illinois, near the Mississippi River. It has a rich history and is known for its vibrant culture and strong community spirit. Politically, Granite City is a vibrant mix of different ideologies and ideas. The city’s local government consists of a mayor and eight city council members who are elected by the residents. While the mayor is responsible for running day-to-day operations, the council members work together to provide strategic guidance on issues important to the citizens of Granite City such as public safety, infrastructure development, economic growth, job creation, and quality of life initiatives. As an open-minded community with an engaged population that cares about their city’s future, Granite City residents have made it clear that they want their elected officials to be accountable and responsive to their needs while also taking into account larger statewide trends in order to make decisions that can benefit everyone.
The political climate in Granite City, 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
Granite City, 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.
Granite City, 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 Granite City, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,957 contributions totaling $174,413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 398 contributions totaling $39,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)