 Disagreement with the Democratic Party’s liberal views on social issues since the 1990s has caused a powerful swing back to the Republicans in the past quarter-century.As is typical of the Upland South, Barack Obama in 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016 did far worse than any previous Democrat.Jersey County is included in Illinois's 13th congressional district and is currently represented by Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) in the U.S. House of Representatives.