Payson, Illinois is a small town located in Adams County. Although Payson is a small town, its politics have a great impact on the community. The mayor of Payson is elected every two years, and the city council consists of six members who are also elected for two-year terms. Local elections are held every April to determine who will serve in these political positions. The current mayor of Payson is Steve Dennis, and the current city council members are Jacob Satterfield, Peyton Williams, Greg Williamson, David Peterson, Carolyn McDowell and Tanya Johnson. All members of the city government work hard to ensure that the needs of its citizens are met. They strive to responsibly manage resources while creating policies that are beneficial for everyone living in Payson. Residents of Payson take an active role in political matters by attending local meetings and voting in elections.
The political climate in Payson, IL is strongly conservative.
Adams County, IL is very conservative. In Adams County, IL 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.7%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Payson, IL is strongly conservative.
Adams County, Illinois is very conservative.
Quincy Metro Area 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.
Payson, 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 Payson, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $244 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)