Mendota, IL is located in LaSalle County and serves as the county seat. The town is steeped in rich history and has been home to generations of families who have contributed to the growth and vibrancy of the area. Politics in Mendota is largely centered around the local government, which consists of a mayor-council form of government. The mayor is elected every two years and has the power to enact laws, appoint committees, and make decisions regarding local policies. The council consists of five members who are elected at large from the community to serve four year terms. Issues that have been important to Mendota residents include economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and quality of life initiatives like parks and recreational facilities. Residents in Mendota can stay involved with their local politics by attending council meetings, voting in elections regularly, or volunteering for a political campaign or organization.
The political climate in Zip 61342 (Mendota, IL) is somewhat conservative.
LaSalle County, IL is somewhat conservative. In LaSalle County, IL 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaSalle county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.8%.
LaSalle county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61342 (Mendota, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Mendota, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
LaSalle County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Mendota, Illinois: d r D 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 61342 (Mendota)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $11,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $11,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)