Waterloo, IL is a small city located in Monroe County, Illinois. It is a quiet and peaceful town with a population of just over 8,000 people. Although the city is relatively small, politics still play an important role in making sure that the citizens’ needs are met. The government of Waterloo consists of elected officials such as the mayor and city council members who work together to ensure that the community has all the necessary services it needs to thrive. They decide on issues such as public safety, transportation, property taxation, economic development and much more. At election time these local political candidates must be chosen by the voters from among those running for office to lead their city into the future. As a result, residents of Waterloo take an active role in local politics by voting for candidates who they believe will best represent their interests and wishes within their community.
The political climate in Waterloo, IL is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, IL is very conservative. In Monroe County, IL 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.0%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterloo, IL is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Illinois is very 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.
Waterloo, 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 Waterloo, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,740 contributions totaling $254,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,710 contributions totaling $783,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)