Pleasant Hill, Illinois is a small rural town in the Midwest. With a population of just over 1,000 people, it is an idyllic community with rolling hills and lush green meadows. Its people are friendly and neighborly, taking care of their own and lending a helping hand to those who need it. Although Pleasant Hill is a small community, the political landscape is still active here. From the mayor's office to the city council seats and even the local school board, there are plenty of ways to get involved in politics in Pleasant Hill. Residents have the chance to volunteer on committees, attend local meetings and become informed about current events that may affect them or their neighbors. Elected officials also pay close attention to residents’ opinions when making decisions for the betterment of the community. With its peaceful atmosphere and commitment to civic engagement, Pleasant Hill is truly a pleasant place both to live and participate in politics.
The political climate in Pleasant Hill, 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
Pleasant Hill, 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.
Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $10 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)