Edwards, IL County is a small city located in the state of Illinois and it has a deep political history. Although there is no specific population information available for this area, the citizens of Edwards have always been involved in local politics. The community works together to elect representatives on the county, state, and federal level who strive to make decisions that benefit the area. Local elections often take place within each smaller district in Edwards so that all residents can share their opinion and help shape the future of their community. In recent years, several notable political candidates have launched campaigns from Edwards County, such as Carl Ritter and Trina Gonzales-Lopez, who both ran for State Senate positions. Both candidates were highly regarded for their dedication to enact change in Illinois and gained a great deal of support from Edwards County residents. Citizens in Edwards are passionate about making sure they have representatives who will fight for their needs at every level of government.
The political climate in Edwards County, IL is very conservative.
In Edwards County, IL 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edwards county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.5%.
Edwards county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edwards County, IL is very conservative.
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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.
Edwards, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Edwards County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)