Pearl City, IL is a small town located in the heart of the Midwest. Although it may not be in the spotlight on the news or political forums, there are important political decisions that take place in this city all the time. The local government is made up of a mayor and six council members who work hard to ensure that decisions are made to benefit the residents of Pearl City. Issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and environmental conservation are discussed at each council meeting. Residents of Pearl City also have a say in their local politics by voting for their desired candidates during elections. By doing so, they can help shape future policies and decisions that affect their community.
The political climate in Pearl City, IL is moderately conservative.
Stephenson County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Stephenson County, IL 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stephenson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.0%.
Stephenson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pearl City, IL is moderately conservative.
Stephenson County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Freeport Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pearl City, Illinois: R R d 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 Pearl City, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $60,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $2,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)