Metropolis, IL is a vibrant city with a diverse array of political views and representation. Located in the heart of Illinois, Metropolis has been a haven for progressive politics since its inception. Most recently, the city has seen several local candidates from both major parties competing for political office. Each candidate brings their own set of ideas to the table, making the elections in Metropolis exciting and unpredictable. The current mayor is a Democrat who is passionate about issues like poverty reduction and environmental protection while his challenger is a Republican who hopes to create jobs through targeted tax cuts. No matter who wins the election, it's sure to be an interesting race that showcases the variety of opinions that make up this great city.
The political climate in Metropolis, IL is moderately conservative.
Massac County, IL is very conservative. In Massac County, IL 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Massac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.3%.
Massac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Metropolis, IL is moderately conservative.
Massac County, Illinois is very conservative.
Paducah 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.
Metropolis, Illinois: R R R 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 Metropolis, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 848 contributions totaling $36,422 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 891 contributions totaling $84,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)