Alexander County, IL is a small county located in the Midwest. Despite its small size, it has a strong political climate, with both local and state politics affecting the lives of its residents. Local officials are chosen by the people of Alexander County through regular elections. These officials are responsible for providing services and representation to their constituents. In addition, local politicians often work alongside state-level politicians to ensure that their county's needs are met. Together, they set policy, pass legislation and serve as representatives for Alexander County in the larger Illinois political landscape.
The political climate in Alexander County, IL is somewhat conservative.
In Alexander County, IL 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alexander county remained strongly Republican, 56.7% to 42.5%.
Alexander county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alexander County, IL is somewhat conservative.
Cape Girardeau Metro Area is very 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.
Alexander, Illinois: D d D D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Alexander County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $2,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $5,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)