The Quincy, IL Metro Area is a small but growing community with a bustling economy and rich history. Politics in the Quincy area are generally conservative, with the majority of local government officials being Republican. The current mayor of Quincy is Kyle Moore, a Republican who was elected in 2019 after defeating his Democratic opponent by a wide margin. Other notable political figures in the area include U.S Representative Darin LaHood and State Senator Jil Tracy, both of whom are Republicans. In addition to these elected officials, there are several local organizations that advocate for political change in the Quincy area as well as many prominent community leaders who work to make their voices heard on key issues such as education, public safety and economic development. With its growing population and vibrant economy, the Quincy Metro Area is sure to remain an important part of Illinois politics for years to come.
The political climate in Quincy Metro Area is very conservative.
In Quincy Metro Area 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Quincy metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.2%.
The Quincy metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quincy Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Quincy, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Quincy Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,379 contributions totaling $118,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,113 contributions totaling $531,112 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $477 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)