The small town of Pinckneyville, IL has been a hub of political activity for many years. Located in Perry County, it is home to several local government offices including the mayor's office and city council. The mayor and council are responsible for making laws and setting policies that affect all citizens living in the city, as well as visitors who come to the area for business or leisure. In addition to these elected officials, many community groups and organizations are also involved in local politics. These organizations strive to make sure that their voices are heard when decisions are being made about the future of Pinckneyville. These groups work together to ensure that all residents have access to quality services such as education, healthcare, housing, transportation and jobs. Pinckneyville is a great place to live and work with a strong commitment to its citizens' needs and desires.
The political climate in Pinckneyville, IL is strongly 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
Pinckneyville, IL is strongly 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.
Pinckneyville, 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 Pinckneyville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 189 contributions totaling $17,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,275 contributions totaling $284,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)