Brussels, IL is a small town located in 62013 zip code. The community is politically active and its citizens take pride in their local government and engage with their representatives. Local elections often draw large numbers of voters who select representatives to represent them at the city, county, state, and federal levels. Local political campaigns are well-funded and hotly contested as candidates strive to win the support of the citizens of Brussels. Committed to a spirit of collaboration and dialogue, Brussels residents work together with elected officials to ensure the best possible outcomes for their community. Citizens are passionate about their hometown and devoted to making it a better place for all who live there.
The political climate in Zip 62013 (Brussels, IL) is very conservative.
Calhoun County, IL is very conservative. In Calhoun County, IL 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 24.4%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62013 (Brussels, IL) is very conservative.
Brussels, Illinois is very conservative.
Calhoun 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.
Brussels, Illinois: d d d 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 62013 (Brussels)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)