Washington Park, IL is a small town located in southwestern Illinois. It is a community with a rich history and strong sense of community. The local politics of Washington Park are largely influenced by the residents' desires for change. In recent years, local elections have been highly contested, with many candidates vying for local office. Issues such as economic development, crime rates, and education are at the forefront of political discourse in Washington Park. Residents often pay close attention to their elected representatives to ensure that their concerns are being heard and addressed. Those who care about the future of their community seek out civic engagement opportunities to inform themselves and become more involved in the political process. With its vibrant culture and unique character, Washington Park is an ideal place for those interested in politics.
The political climate in Washington Park, IL is moderately liberal.
St. Clair County, IL is somewhat liberal. In St. Clair County, IL 53.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained moderately Democratic, 53.2% to 44.5%.
St. Clair county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington Park, IL is moderately liberal.
St. Clair County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
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.
Washington Park, 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 Washington Park, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $16,907 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $18,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)