In Alexis, IL, 61412, politics are an important factor in the local community. There is a mix of both established and new political candidates vying for seats in local elections. Residents can take part in choosing their representatives and voting on issues affecting their town. Voters have access to information from local newspapers, television stations, radio shows, and other media outlets to stay informed on the current state of affairs. With every election year, more people become involved in the process of selecting leaders who will represent the culture and needs of the people living in Alexis. Through active participation and a strong sense of civic duty, citizens continue to shape the future of Alexis by electing representatives that they trust to make decisions that reflect their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 61412 (Alexis, IL) is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, IL is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, IL 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61412 (Alexis, IL) is strongly conservative.
Alexis, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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.
Alexis, 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 zip 61412 (Alexis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)