In 62018 Cottage Hills, IL, politics have been a major topic of conversation and discussion. The city has a long history of political engagement with citizens actively participating in local elections. Local elections feature candidates from both major political parties as well as independent candidates. Most recently, the 2018 election cycle saw a slew of local races for offices such as mayor, city council members, school board members, and other key positions. As part of the election process, residents are encouraged to learn about the issues at stake and research each candidate to make an informed decision when casting their votes. Political debates between candidates were held throughout the year leading up to the election day, giving voters an opportunity to assess each candidate鈥檚 qualifications and understand how they would address important issues facing the community if elected. With passionate debates in the lead-up to Election Day 2018, Cottage Hills residents are certain to continue engaging in politics for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 62018 (Cottage Hills, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, IL 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.0%.
Madison county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62018 (Cottage Hills, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Cottage Hills, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Cottage Hills, Illinois: d d d 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 62018 (Cottage Hills)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $9,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)