The small town of Pinckneyville, IL is located in Perry County and is known for its rich history and heritage. Politics play an important role in the life of this community, as decisions made by local elected officials affect the daily lives of its citizens. Local elections are held annually to determine who will serve on the city council, which is responsible for a variety of duties such as setting policy for the city government, allocating funds, and creating laws. Voters also have the opportunity to choose representatives in national elections which have an overall impact on the community. The current Mayor of Pinckneyville is Tom Throgmorton, who was elected in 2018 and has continued to be a strong advocate for the town ever since. Residents take an active role in their political process by attending forums, participating in debates and voting at election time. With its vibrant civic engagement, Pinckneyville remains an important center of politics within Perry County.
The political climate in Zip 62274 (Pinckneyville, IL) is strongly conservative.
Perry County, IL is very conservative. In Perry County, IL 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.9%.
Perry county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62274 (Pinckneyville, IL) is strongly conservative.
Pinckneyville, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Perry 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.
Pinckneyville, Illinois: d 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 62274 (Pinckneyville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $33,999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)