Parkersburg, IL is a small town located in Tazewell County. It has a long history of local politics, with many citizens actively participating in the political process. The town regularly votes in mayoral and city council elections, with all candidates running on platforms that focus on improving the quality of life for Parkersburg's residents and visitors. Additionally, the citizens are concerned about issues such as water treatment, recycling programs, economic development, education, and other topics that affect their day-to-day lives. Every election cycle brings out passionate advocates who work to ensure their chosen candidates win office. With strong community support and a commitment to progress, Parkersburg's political engagement continues to be an important part of local culture.
The political climate in Parkersburg, IL is very conservative.
Richland County, IL is very conservative. In Richland County, IL 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.7%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parkersburg, IL is very conservative.
Richland 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.
Parkersburg, 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 Parkersburg, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)