The politics in 61616 Peoria Heights, IL are shaped by the citizens who reside in the area as well as the local government officials. Peoria Heights is home to a diverse range of individuals with their own values and beliefs which leads to interesting debates on political issues. With the presence of both major parties in the area, it is difficult for either party to hold too much influence over local politics. Local election campaigns and initiatives are often hotly contested among candidates from all parties. Candidates must appeal to voters by advocating for issues that matter most to them, from taxes and education policy to public safety and economic development initiatives. Despite occasional disagreements, residents are generally proud of their city’s commitment to democracy and a variety of political opinions.
The political climate in Zip 61616 (Peoria Heights, 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 61616 (Peoria Heights, IL) is leaning liberal.
Peoria Heights, 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 Heights, 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 61616 (Peoria Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 148 contributions totaling $8,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $96,268 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $852 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)