St. Jacob, IL is a small town located in the heart of the Midwest. It has a long history of political involvement and activism, with many of its residents taking part in national and local elections. The town has a strong sense of community and pride which is reflected in its politics. Locally, citizens have the opportunity to elect members to their City Council, School Board, and other local offices. St. Jacob also has representation at the state level where representatives are elected to serve in the Illinois General Assembly as well as US Congressmen and Senators from Illinois who serve on Capitol Hill. Residents here take great pride in their civic engagement and strive to make their voices heard through voting and other forms of political participation.
The political climate in St. Jacob, IL is moderately 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
St. Jacob, IL is moderately 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.
St. Jacob, 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 St. Jacob, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $35,252 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $65,891 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)