Quincy, Illinois is a small city located on the banks of the Mississippi River. It is known for its historical architecture, vibrant culture, and commitment to progress through local politics. Political issues in Quincy are centered on economic development, budgeting, public safety, infrastructure and transportation, health care, education, and environmental protection. The local government of Quincy consists of an elected mayor, seven-member city council, various committees and departments focused on different aspects of local policy-making and services. Local political candidates represent a variety of perspectives and work hard to ensure that the rights of all citizens in Quincy are respected. The process for electing these officials involves both primary elections and general elections so that residents can choose their representative according to their individual views on how best to serve their community. In addition to regular municipal elections, Quincy also hosts special elections for mayoral races or important initiatives such as bond measures or tax propositions.
The political climate in Quincy, IL is moderately 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
Quincy, IL is moderately 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.
Quincy, 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 Quincy, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 777 contributions totaling $84,457 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 884 contributions totaling $486,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)