The rural village of Dowell, IL is known for its friendly small-town atmosphere and community spirit. Located in Jackson County, the area has a rich history that dates back to the mid-1800s when it was first established. Though much of life here is peaceful and quiet, there are local politics that impact residents in 62927. The most important political figure to keep an eye on is State Representative Brandon Phelps who represents the 118th district, which includes parts of Jackson County. Phelps has been involved in many initiatives that benefit the area, such as creating jobs through development projects and protecting natural resources for outdoor recreation. Additionally, Phelps is working on legislation to help reduce taxes within the county while also improving infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Overall, Dowell residents need to stay informed about what their local politicians are doing so they can be engaged with issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 62927 (Dowell, IL) is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, IL is leaning liberal. In Jackson County, IL 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.2% to 47.9%.
Jackson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62927 (Dowell, IL) is leaning conservative.
Dowell, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Carbondale-Marion Metro Area is moderately 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.
Dowell, Illinois: d D D D d d
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 zip 62927 (Dowell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)