Pittsburg, Illinois is a small town of about 550 people located in the state of Illinois. The politics in Pittsburg are centered around local issues and the Town Council is responsible for making decisions about those issues. The Town Council consists of six members, each representing a different district within Pittsburg. Elections take place every two years and the current Mayor is Robert Klene. The politics in Pittsburg are generally conservative and community-minded, with policies that focus on keeping taxes low and providing quality services to residents. Residents have the ability to attend Town Council meetings to voice their opinions or concerns about local issues. It is a good example of how local government can work together efficiently to ensure the best outcome for all involved parties.
The political climate in Zip 62974 (Pittsburg, IL) is very conservative.
Williamson County, IL is very conservative. In Williamson County, IL 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.6% to 30.3%.
Williamson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62974 (Pittsburg, IL) is very conservative.
Pittsburg, Illinois is very conservative.
Williamson County, Illinois is very conservative.
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.
Pittsburg, 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 62974 (Pittsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)