Percy, IL is a small rural town located in Randolph County. Despite its size, the town has an active political atmosphere and plays an important role in local politics. Every two years, residents of Percy have the opportunity to vote for their local representatives at the county level. These representatives are responsible for making decisions on issues that impact the community such as education, infrastructure development, healthcare initiatives, and public safety measures. In addition to electing officials at the county level, Percy citizens also have the option to participate in state-wide and national elections. By doing so, they can make their voice heard when it comes to larger issues that affect not just their immediate area but all of Illinois or even the country as a whole. With its strong democratic values and commitment to civic engagement, Percy is a great place to live and be politically involved in.
The political climate in Zip 62272 (Percy, IL) is very conservative.
Randolph County, IL is very conservative. In Randolph County, IL 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randolph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.1%.
Randolph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62272 (Percy, IL) is very conservative.
Percy, Illinois is very conservative.
Randolph 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.
Percy, 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 62272 (Percy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)