Du Quoin, Illinois is the county seat of Perry County and is a small town with a population of approximately 6,400. The town has been governed by a Mayor-Council form of government since its inception in 1855. The mayor is elected every four years and the city council consists of eight members elected for two-year terms. Current mayor Joe Stahr has served six terms since 1987. Additionally, there are five candidates running for city council this election cycle that represent diverse backgrounds and interests from the Du Quoin area. Their respective agendas include advocating for economic development, improving infrastructure, increasing public safety, reducing taxes and promoting community events. With such an engaged local government, citizens of Du Quoin have no shortage of choice concerning who will represent their interests best on the city council.
The political climate in Du Quoin, IL is moderately conservative.
Perry County, IL is very conservative. In Perry County, IL 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.9%.
Perry county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Du Quoin, IL is moderately conservative.
Perry County, Illinois 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.
Du Quoin, Illinois: d 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 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 Du Quoin, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 540 contributions totaling $54,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 612 contributions totaling $148,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)