Bond, IL is located in Bond County and is home to many people who are passionate about politics. The county has a variety of political views and opinions that can be seen at local events and gatherings. There are several registered political party members in Bond County as well as independent voters. Citizens in this area take their voting rights seriously and can be found discussing current political topics with one another. In addition to the local registered parties, there are several state leaders that make their way through Bond County on a regular basis, including senators, congressional representatives, governors, mayors and more. Each year, citizens of Bond County have the opportunity to vote for these state-level politicians during the general election. Overall, the citizens of Bond County take their civic duty seriously by staying informed on current issues and taking part in the democratic process all year long.
The political climate in Bond County, IL is very conservative.
In Bond County, IL 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bond county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.0%.
Bond county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bond County, IL is very conservative.
St. Louis 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.
Bond, Illinois: R R r R R R
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Bond County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 501 contributions totaling $10,046 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $25,177 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)