Marissa, IL is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. It has a vibrant political atmosphere, with local elections in the spring and fall. Local residents are passionate about their community and take an active role in the electoral process. They are involved in various organizations such as the Marissa Political Action Committee, which works to organize public events and educate citizens on current issues. During the election season, candidates put forward their ideas on how to improve life for all members of the community. These ideas range from increasing public services and infrastructure investments to reducing crime and increasing job opportunities. Residents have the opportunity to get to know each candidate through public forums, mailers, door-to-door canvassing, and other communication efforts. Ultimately it is up to the voters of Marissa to decide who best represents their interests in city government.
The political climate in Marissa, IL is leaning conservative.
St. Clair County, IL is somewhat liberal. In St. Clair County, IL 53.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained moderately Democratic, 53.2% to 44.5%.
St. Clair county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marissa, IL is leaning conservative.
St. Clair County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
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.
Marissa, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Marissa, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $341 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $9,888 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $761 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)