Belleville, IL 62220 is a bustling community located in the southwestern region of the state. The city is home to a diverse population of people from different backgrounds and political beliefs. In Belleville, local politics are important to citizens who are passionate about their community and its future. There are several local candidates running for office in the upcoming election, each with their own ideas and proposals on how best to serve the community. Residents make their voices heard at town hall meetings and through letters to their elected officials. With so many choices available, citizens must be sure to research each candidate before they cast their votes. As an engaged citizenry, Belleville residents can ensure that they have a voice in local politics and help shape their hometown’s future.
The political climate in Zip 62220 (Belleville, IL) is leaning liberal.
St. Clair County, IL is somewhat liberal. In St. Clair County, IL 53.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained moderately Democratic, 53.2% to 44.5%.
St. Clair county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62220 (Belleville, IL) is leaning liberal.
Belleville, Illinois is leaning liberal.
St. Clair County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
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.
Belleville, 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 62220 (Belleville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 697 contributions totaling $383,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $39,996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)