The small town of St. Peter, IL (zip code 62880) is a quiet community situated in southern Illinois. Although the population of the town is relatively small, it plays an important role in the politics of the region. Local residents take part in a range of political activities, from voting for local and state representatives to active involvement in party organizations and other civic discussions. The local political scene is vibrant and engaged with many residents keeping up to date with current events and issues affecting their community. Residents also come together to discuss the pros and cons of various policies and initiatives that have an impact on their daily lives. With its focus on engaging local citizens in politics, St. Peter, IL is an example of how small towns can still be active participants in larger civic conversations.
The political climate in Zip 62880 (St. Peter, IL) is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, IL is very conservative. In Fayette County, IL 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 18.1%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62880 (St. Peter, IL) is strongly conservative.
St. Peter, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, Illinois is very conservative.
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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.
St. Peter, Illinois: R R R R R R
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 62880 (St. Peter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)