Pike County, IL is located in the northwestern part of the state and is home to a wide variety of people. The county has a strong local government that works to ensure the best possible outcomes for its citizens. There are two main political parties in Pike County-- the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The county has both state and federal representatives from each party who work hard to serve their constituents. Local elections for the offices of mayor, county commissioner, sheriff, state representative, and other roles are held every few years to determine who will be serving in office. Residents of Pike County are encouraged to get involved with their local political process and vote during these important elections.
The political climate in 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
Pike 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.
Pike, 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 Pike County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $3,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $14,856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)