Quincy, IL is a vibrant city located in Adams County. As the county seat, it serves as an important political hub for the region. The 62305 zip code includes part of Quincy, and it is represented in government by several local representatives. At the federal level, Quincy is represented by Darin LaHood, a Republican who serves as the U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 18th congressional district. Other elected officials include State Senator Jil Tracy and Representatives Randy Frese and C.D. Davidsmeyer of the 93rd Illinois House District as well as State Representative Norine Hammond of the 94th district. Overall, Quincy has a strong representation in state and federal politics with politicians from both sides of the political spectrum working together to promote their constituency’s interests.
The political climate in Zip 62305 (Quincy, IL) is very conservative.
Adams County, IL is very conservative. In Adams County, IL 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.7%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62305 (Quincy, IL) is very conservative.
Quincy, Illinois is very conservative.
Adams County, Illinois is very conservative.
Quincy Metro Area is very 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.
Quincy, 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 62305 (Quincy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 218 contributions totaling $31,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 570 contributions totaling $351,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $617 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)