The 62208 Fairview Heights, IL is located in St. Clair County and has a vibrant political climate. The city is represented by State Representative LaToya Greenwood in the 118th district as well as State Senator Christopher Belt and US Congressman Mike Bost in the 12th district. There are a variety of local politicians who represent the area at both state and local levels, including mayors, city council members, and board of education members. Additionally, there are numerous special interest groups that organize politically to advocate for change in issues like housing, education, jobs, public safety, and public services. Residents of Fairview Heights can participate in local politics by attending City Council meetings or casting their vote during election season. Ultimately, Fairview Heights is a vibrant community with engaged citizens who have an active role in shaping its future through their participation in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 62208 (Fairview Heights, 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 62208 (Fairview Heights, IL) is leaning liberal.
Fairview Heights, 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.
Fairview Heights, 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 62208 (Fairview Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 484 contributions totaling $51,720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 322 contributions totaling $24,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)