▁ ▁Black ▁ ▁Ell ery ▁ ▁S ams ville ▁ ▁P rec inct s ▁ ▁Alb ion ▁ ▁Alb ion ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Alb ion ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Alb ion ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁ ▁B one ▁G ap ▁ ▁Brow ns ▁ ▁D ixon ▁ ▁Ell ery ▁ ▁French ▁Creek ▁ ▁S alem ▁ ▁S alem ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁ ▁S alem ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Sh el by ▁ ▁Sh el by ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Sh el by ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁Edwards ▁County ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁consist ently ▁Republican ▁count ies ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁It ▁has ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁in ▁all ▁President ial ▁elections ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁to ▁present , ▁except ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁when ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁divided ▁and ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁won ▁the ▁county ▁as ▁the ▁“ B ull ▁Mo ose ” ▁Progress ive ▁candidate . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁President ial ▁elections ▁no ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁has ▁reached ▁ 3 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁vote . ▁ ▁Edwards ▁County ▁also ▁holds ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁having ▁the ▁lowest ▁percentage ▁of ▁any ▁Illinois ▁county ▁of ▁votes ▁for ▁governor ▁Pat ▁Qu inn , ▁a ▁Dem ocrat , ▁in ▁his ▁failed ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁re e lection ▁bid . ▁Qu inn ▁lost ▁ 1 0 1 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 2 ▁count ies ▁in ▁Illinois , ▁capt uring ▁only ▁ 1