East St. Louis, IL 62204 is a city in the southwestern part of the state of Illinois. It is known for its rich cultural history and vibrant political scene. As one of the most populous cities in Illinois, it has a robust local government with many members and representatives who are dedicated to serving their constituents. At the city level, East St. Louis has an elected mayor and an eighteen-member City Council that sets policy for the municipality. The City Council is composed of six members from each ward in the city, with elections taking place every four years. The mayor and City Council work together to ensure that all citizens have access to quality public services, safe neighborhoods, and economic opportunity. Additionally, East St. Louis is regularly represented at both state and federal levels by several elected officials who serve on various committees and boards to advocate for their constituents’ needs and interests on a larger scale.
The political climate in Zip 62204 (East St. Louis, IL) is moderately liberal.
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
Zip 62204 (East St. Louis, IL) is moderately liberal.
East St. Louis, Illinois is moderately liberal.
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.
East St. Louis, 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 62204 (East St. Louis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $4,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $599 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)