Aviston, IL is a small village located in Clinton County just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. The village has a population of just over 1,200 people and is known for its close-knit community atmosphere and its agricultural heritage. Despite its small size, Aviston has an active political scene and is home to several local political organizations that are devoted to improving the quality of life in the community. In addition to these organizations, Aviston also sends representatives to the county and state levels of government where they advocate for their constituents and work to bring positive change to the area. While there are no local candidates running for office at this time, residents can still get involved by participating in local civic events or volunteering with one of the many charitable initiatives in Aviston.
The political climate in Zip 62216 (Aviston, IL) is very conservative.
Clinton County, IL is very conservative. In Clinton County, IL 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62216 (Aviston, IL) is very conservative.
Aviston, Illinois is very conservative.
Clinton 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.
Aviston, 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 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 62216 (Aviston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,482 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $9,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $740 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)