The village of Millstadt, IL (zip code 62260) is a small rural community in the southwestern part of the state. It is known for its close-knit community feel and historic agricultural importance. Despite its small size, politics are an important part of life in Millstadt. The village is run by a mayor-council system and is represented at the county level by members of both major parties. While there are no local political candidates at present, residents do get involved in state and national elections by actively participating in party meetings, attending rallies, and voting on election day. In addition, citizens regularly discuss relevant political issues with their neighbors over dinner or while enjoying a beer at one of the local establishments. This type of engagement has been instrumental in keeping Millstadt's politics vibrant and active despite its relatively small population size.
The political climate in Zip 62260 (Millstadt, 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 62260 (Millstadt, IL) is leaning conservative.
Millstadt, 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.
Millstadt, 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 62260 (Millstadt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $19,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $17,246 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)