In Peoria, IL (61606), politics are an important part of the community. Local politicians represent their constituents and work to ensure that their communities have the services and resources they need. The City Council consists of seven members, all elected by the citizens of Peoria to serve four-year terms. The mayor is elected by the citizens every two years. Recent initiatives include creating more affordable housing, increasing public safety, and improving infrastructure. The city also works with many local nonprofits to support community efforts in areas such as education, health care, and economic development. Through working together, local politicians strive to create a better future for everyone in Peoria.
The political climate in Zip 61606 (Peoria, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Peoria County, IL is leaning liberal. In Peoria County, IL 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Peoria county remained moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.6%.
Peoria county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61606 (Peoria, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Peoria, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Peoria County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Peoria, 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 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 zip 61606 (Peoria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 666 contributions totaling $78,622 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $36,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)