The politics in 61605 Peoria, IL are quite diverse. The city is divided into six wards with each ward electing an alderman as their representative. Peoria is currently governed by Mayor Jim Ardis who has held office since 2005. The mayor works in conjunction with the City Council and Board of Elections to ensure that all citizens of Peoria have the right to vote and have their voices heard. Throughout the year, candidates from all political parties hold meetings and debates in order to share their views with the public. In addition to local government representatives, residents of 61605 Peoria, IL can also keep up with state and federal elections as well as important ballot measures that could impact their lives and those around them.
The political climate in Zip 61605 (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 61605 (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 61605 (Peoria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $2,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $2,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)