The politics in 61602 Peoria, IL are heavily influenced by the local government. The city is run by a mayor who is elected into office every four years. This mayor and their team of city councilors are responsible for making decisions that affect the people living in 61602 Peoria, IL. They decide how to prioritize the budget for necessary services like police, fire protection, education, and much more. These elected officials also work closely with state representatives, senators, and congressmen to ensure that they are doing what is best for those living within 61602 Peoria, IL. Additionally, various local initiatives such as tax measures or bond issues may appear on ballots from time to time which can greatly influence the direction of the area.
The political climate in Zip 61602 (Peoria, IL) is somewhat liberal.
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 61602 (Peoria, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Peoria, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
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 61602 (Peoria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 345 contributions totaling $104,764 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $33,207 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $692 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)