Jersey, IL County is a small, rural community located in the state of Illinois. It is politically conservative and has been for many years. The county is represented by a variety of local and state political leaders who are dedicated to representing their constituents and making sure that their voices are heard. Politically, the county leans heavily towards conservative policies such as reducing taxes, supporting economic development initiatives, and enacting laws that focus on public safety. The county also works to ensure that its citizens have access to quality healthcare and education programs. In recent years, Jersey County has seen some changes in its political landscape with the election of new candidates who reflect a more progressive attitude and who are looking to address many of the issues facing the county today.
The political climate in Jersey County, IL is very conservative.
In Jersey County, IL 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jersey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 24.8%.
Jersey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jersey County, IL is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Jersey, 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 Jersey County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 146 contributions totaling $5,019 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $46,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)