The politics in 61525 Peoria, IL are heavily influenced by the local government and its decisions. The City Council is the governing body of the city and consists of nine elected members who represent different wards within the city. Every four years, residents have the opportunity to cast their votes for candidates that best represent their beliefs and visions for the future of Peoria. At present, there are several ongoing initiatives proposed by council members that aim to improve public safety, reduce poverty levels, create more jobs, increase access to quality healthcare and education opportunities, and enhance infrastructure. Additionally, there are a number of active advocacy groups that seek to influence public policy at both the local and state levels. These organizations work diligently to raise awareness about issues affecting Peoria’s communities in order to ensure that they are adequately represented in government decision-making processes. Through this combination of responsive local government leadership and engaged citizens advocating for change, 61525 Peoria has become an increasingly prosperous region well equipped with resources needed to support its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 61525 (Peoria, IL) is leaning conservative.
Peoria County, IL is leaning liberal. In Peoria County, IL 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Peoria county remained moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.6%.
Peoria county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61525 (Peoria, IL) is leaning conservative.
Peoria, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Peoria County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Peoria, 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 61525 (Peoria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 337 contributions totaling $45,370 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 418 contributions totaling $113,976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)