Griggsville, Illinois is a small rural village located in the heart of Pike County. In Griggsville, there is an active local government that works hard to represent and serve its citizens. At the head of this government is a mayor and four council members who are elected directly by the community. These officials are responsible for creating policy and legislation that will benefit their constituents, as well as overseeing the budget and making sure public services are running smoothly. The mayor and council also engage in dialogue with other local governments in order to make sure Griggsville remains on track with regard to future growth and development. It is important to note that while all five of these officials are elected directly by residents of Griggsville, those living outside the village limits or who do not reside in Pike County may not vote for them. This ensures that issues affecting the village remain focused on Griggsville's own citizens.
The political climate in Griggsville, IL is strongly conservative.
Pike County, IL is very conservative. In Pike County, IL 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.6%.
Pike county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Griggsville, IL is strongly conservative.
Pike 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.
Griggsville, 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 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 Griggsville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)