The politics of 61614 Peoria, IL are largely based on the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party of Peoria has held a majority in the local government for the past several decades. Peoria is home to many diverse community groups that advocate for progressive policies, such as those related to social justice, environmental protection, and economic development. The city's current mayor is Jim Ardis, who was first elected in 2007 and most recently re-elected in 2017. Mayor Ardis has championed progressive initiatives throughout his tenure, including encouraging local businesses to participate in green initiatives and working with community partners on increasing access to transportation resources for low-income families. Other members of the local government are committed to advancing initiatives that support growth and development across all areas of life in 61614 Peoria, IL.
The political climate in Zip 61614 (Peoria, IL) is leaning 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 61614 (Peoria, IL) is leaning liberal.
Peoria, Illinois is leaning 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 61614 (Peoria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,624 contributions totaling $129,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 631 contributions totaling $257,587 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)