Waterloo, IL is a small city located in Monroe County with a population of 4,929 according to the 2010 census. Although it is not a major political center, there are still many local political candidates representing Waterloo and its surrounding areas. The city's government is currently led by Mayor Tom Smith and has six council members representing the city limits. Local elections occur every two years for mayor and council positions, and resident voters can take part in both state and federal elections as well. As such, there are always opportunities for residents to get involved in politics and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 62298 (Waterloo, IL) is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, IL is very conservative. In Monroe County, IL 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.0%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62298 (Waterloo, IL) is strongly conservative.
Waterloo, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Illinois is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Waterloo, 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 62298 (Waterloo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 274 contributions totaling $25,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $78,343 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)