The town of Dupo, IL is a small community that prides itself on the close-knit relationship between its citizens and elected representatives. The government of Dupo is organized as a mayor-council system with seven council members who are elected to four-year terms from six wards plus a mayor who is elected at-large for a four year term. The current mayor of Dupo is Tena Shearwood. The town council meets twice a month to discuss local issues and determine potential solutions that benefit the people of Dupo. Through this system, residents can be sure that their voices are heard and their needs are addressed in the most effective way possible. The government also works diligently to ensure that all aspects of life in Dupo are protected including safety, education, infrastructure, economy, and environment initiatives.
The political climate in Dupo, IL is leaning 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
Dupo, IL is leaning 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.
Dupo, 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 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 Dupo, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 329 contributions totaling $64,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 251 contributions totaling $143,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $570 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)