Loraine, IL is a small town located in 62349. It is a part of the Jo Daviess County in Illinois and has a population of roughly 2,500 people. People living in Loraine take great pride in their local government and community involvement. The politics of Loraine focus on promoting the economic growth of the town as well as its preservation of the environment and natural resources. Local political candidates aim to make positive changes that will bring more businesses, better jobs, and improved services to the town’s residents. They also strive to ensure that all members of their community feel represented by their local government officials. Overall, Loraine’s political climate is focused on doing what's best for its citizens and making sure everyone's voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 62349 (Loraine, IL) is very conservative.
Adams County, IL is very conservative. In Adams County, IL 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.7%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62349 (Loraine, IL) is very conservative.
Loraine, Illinois is very conservative.
Adams County, Illinois is very conservative.
Quincy Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Loraine, 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 zip 62349 (Loraine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $480 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $1,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)