St. Joseph, IL is a small city located in central Illinois with a population of about 1,200 people. It is known for its vibrant culture and tight-knit community. As a city, St. Joseph takes pride in its democratic process and encourages civic engagement within the local community. The residents of St. Joseph are very involved when it comes to local politics and elect their representatives by taking part in the voting process during elections that take place every four years. Currently, there are two political candidates vying for office: one a Democrat and the other a Republican. Both candidates have been actively engaging with the community by hosting town halls and attending public events in order to discuss their respective platforms and gain support from the citizens of St. Joseph. Regardless of who wins, St. Joseph is sure to remain an engaged and vibrant community where locals feel empowered to participate in the political system and make their voices heard.
The political climate in St. Joseph, IL is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, IL is moderately liberal. In Champaign County, IL 59.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.7% to 36.9%.
Champaign county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Joseph, IL is leaning liberal.
Champaign County, Illinois is moderately liberal.
Champaign-Urbana Metro Area is somewhat 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. Joseph, 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 St. Joseph, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $3,211 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $6,863 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)