The politics of Peoria, IL are shaped by the local government which is comprised of the City Council, Mayor, and other elected positions. All of these positions are held by individuals who seek to bring positive change to the city through their work in office. These positions are all very important for managing the financial situation, passing laws that benefit the community, and making sure that services are provided equitably to all citizens of Peoria. Additionally, these representatives have a commitment to listening to the needs and wants of their constituents in order to make decisions that will best serve everyone’s interests. Therefore, it is essential for residents of Peoria to keep informed with what their local representatives are doing in order to ensure a bright future for the city.
The political climate in Peoria, IL is somewhat liberal.
Peoria County, IL is leaning liberal. In Peoria County, IL 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Peoria county remained moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.6%.
Peoria county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Peoria, IL is somewhat liberal.
Peoria County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Peoria, 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 Peoria, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,144 contributions totaling $2,517,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,104 contributions totaling $4,355,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $613 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)