Freeburg, IL is a small town located in the southwestern part of Illinois. It has a strong community spirit, and local politics are an important part of life there. The local government consists of a mayor, six city council members, and various appointed officials who work together to ensure that Freeburg runs smoothly and that its citizens are well served. A variety of issues are discussed and addressed at local council meetings, with residents encouraged to attend and participate in the debates. Local elections allow residents to vote for their favorite candidates in order to determine who will represent them on the city council. In general, Freeburg has a strong tradition of political engagement that ensures that everyone's voice is heard when it comes to important local issues.
The political climate in Zip 62243 (Freeburg, IL) is leaning conservative.
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 62243 (Freeburg, IL) is leaning conservative.
Freeburg, Illinois is leaning conservative.
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.
Freeburg, 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 62243 (Freeburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $12,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $3,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)