Cordova, IL is a small rural community located in northwestern Illinois. It has a rich history that is intertwined with politics and current events in the region. Historically, Cordova has had a strong representation in local government. The city council consists of five members elected from among citizens of the town. Currently, these council members are John Brown, Larry Jameson, Richard Smith, Bonnie Miller and Jim Johnson. They work together to set the policies for the town and ensure that the interests of its citizens are looked after. These members all strive to make decisions that will benefit Cordova residents while also taking into account regional issues and concerns that may affect them as well. With their collective efforts, Cordova's political landscape remains vibrant and active.
The political climate in Cordova, IL is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cordova, IL is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Cordova, 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 Cordova, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)