Papineau, Illinois is a small town located in the central part of the state. The local government is managed by a mayor and village council members, who are elected by the people to serve four-year terms. Politically, the village has traditionally been conservative with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and business growth. The current mayor, Bob Smith, was elected to his third term in 2018 and continues to focus on managing the town's finances responsibly while providing services to its citizens. He works closely with the village council members to ensure that Papineau remains a safe and vibrant community for its residents. The village also actively participates in county-wide initiatives such as environmental programs and economic development. With such strong leadership in place, Papineau continues to thrive as an inviting rural community with a great sense of pride among its citizens.
The political climate in Papineau, IL is very conservative.
Iroquois County, IL is very conservative. In Iroquois County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iroquois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Iroquois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Papineau, IL is very conservative.
Iroquois 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.
Papineau, 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 Papineau, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $6,651 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $7,215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)