The politics in Dowell, IL are an important part of the community. The city is governed by a mayor and board of aldermen who work together to enact change within the town and ensure its citizens' needs are met. Elections for the mayor and aldermen take place every two years in April. Candidates will typically campaign on issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and education. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics by becoming informed about the candidates running for office and voting in local elections. There are also several local political organizations that promote civic engagement such as voter registration drives and candidate debates. With active participation from its citizens, Dowell can continue to stay engaged with its political leaders and build a strong future for its community.
The political climate in Dowell, IL is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, IL is leaning liberal. In Jackson County, IL 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.2% to 47.9%.
Jackson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dowell, IL is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
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.
Dowell, Illinois: d D D D d d
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Dowell, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)