Belle Rive, IL is a small town in Jefferson County with a population of approximately 1,000 people. It is located in the heart of rural Illinois, and is known for its peaceful atmosphere and picturesque landscapes. Although it is a small community, there is still plenty of politics happening in Belle Rive. Every election cycle, local candidates come to town to meet with voters and discuss their platforms. Issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure development, crime prevention, and public health are all important topics that both citizens and candidates alike take seriously. The citizens of Belle Rive make sure their voices are heard by voting each year for the local political candidates that best represent their views on these various issues.
The political climate in Zip 62810 (Belle Rive, IL) is very conservative.
Jefferson County, IL is very conservative. In Jefferson County, IL 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.4%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62810 (Belle Rive, IL) is very conservative.
Belle Rive, Illinois is very conservative.
Jefferson County, Illinois is very conservative.
Mount Vernon 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.
Belle Rive, 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 62810 (Belle Rive)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)