The city of East Moline, IL is located in Rock Island County and is part of the larger Quad Cities metropolitan area. Its politics are largely reflective of the state's Democratic Party as well as values shared by its neighbors in the surrounding counties. The city has a mayor-council form of government with a nonpartisan election process that allows for fair and open elections. There are no local political candidates in 61244 East Moline, IL but many residents still enjoy participating in various civic activities such as attending debates, rallies, and public forums to stay engaged with state and federal representatives from Illinois. Being part of the larger Quad Cities metropolitan area also means that residents have access to comprehensive resources and services that can assist them in making informed decisions about local politics.
The political climate in Zip 61244 (East Moline, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61244 (East Moline, IL) is somewhat liberal.
East Moline, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
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.
East Moline, 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 61244 (East Moline)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 690 contributions totaling $56,363 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $27,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)