Du Bois, IL is a small town located in Wabash County with a population of just over 500 residents. Although the population of this town is small, there are still plenty of local politics at play and community issues that need to be addressed. The current mayor is John McLean, who was elected in 2019 and serves as the head of the local government. In addition to the mayor, there are four other members on the Town Council: Don Morris, Terri Martin, Caleb Mayfield and Bill Holmes. These five individuals work together to ensure that all citizens have access to essential services such as water supply and sewerage systems as well as public infrastructure like roadways and bridges. They also seek to improve the quality of life for all those living in Du Bois by addressing any issues or grievances brought up by members of the community. Local political candidates are active throughout the year campaigning for their respective positions while working hard to earn the trust and support of their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 62831 (Du Bois, IL) is very conservative.
Washington County, IL is very conservative. In Washington County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.7%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62831 (Du Bois, IL) is very conservative.
Du Bois, Illinois is very conservative.
Washington County, Illinois 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.
Du Bois, 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 zip 62831 (Du Bois)
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)