Perry, IL County is a small rural community located in the state of Illinois. It is a vibrant and diverse area that is home to many different types of people with diverse backgrounds and beliefs. The county’s politics are focused on issues and policies that are important to the citizens who live there, such as the economy, public safety, education, environmental protection, job creation, and public health. Local political candidates in Perry, IL County focus on these issues and strive to represent the needs and interests of their constituents. They work hard to ensure that voters have access to the information they need to make an informed decision at the polls. Additionally, local representatives in Perry, IL County are committed to addressing any issues that arise within their communities so that everyone can enjoy a safe and prosperous future.
The political climate in Perry County, IL is very conservative.
In Perry County, IL 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.9%.
Perry county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Perry 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.
Perry, Illinois: d 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 Perry County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $7,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $47,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)