3 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁Edwards ▁County . ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁f ared ▁even ▁worse ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁with ▁only ▁ 1 3 . 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁ball ots . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁positions ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁been ▁not ▁been ▁consist ently ▁Republican ▁for ▁as ▁long , ▁but ▁never theless ▁has ▁been ▁so ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁The ▁last ▁Democratic ▁Sen atorial ▁candidate ▁it ▁back ed ▁was ▁Alan ▁J . ▁D ixon ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁Democratic ▁g ubern atorial ▁candidate ▁it ▁supported ▁was ▁Gl enn ▁Pos hard , ▁who ▁carried ▁all ▁of ▁Southern ▁Illinois ▁in ▁his ▁failed ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁bid . ▁Edwards ▁County ▁lies ▁in ▁Illinois ' s ▁ 1 5 th ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁which ▁has ▁Cook ▁Part isan ▁V oting ▁Index ▁of ▁R + 2 1 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁represented ▁by ▁Republican ▁John ▁Sh im k us ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁more ▁local ▁positions ▁the ▁county ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 9 th ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁so ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Republican ▁David ▁Re is ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Senate ▁it ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 5 th ▁district ▁and ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Republican ▁D ale ▁R ighter . ▁ ▁Edwards ▁County ▁is ▁a ▁dry ▁county , ▁with ▁multiple ▁refer enda ▁to ▁allow ▁alco hol ▁sales ▁failing ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁portion ▁of