The small city of 61281 Sherrard, IL is an integral part of the Mercer County community. Though it may be small, it does not lack in political power. The area is represented by local politicians who are committed to helping the citizens and creating a better future for the city. They work with local organizations, businesses, and leaders to come up with solutions and keep the community safe and prosperous. Local issues such as budgeting, public safety, and infrastructure improvements are always top priorities for the elected officials in 61281 Sherrard, IL. The residents of this town have a strong sense of pride in their community and are passionate about making its future a bright one.
The political climate in Zip 61281 (Sherrard, IL) is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, IL is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, IL 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61281 (Sherrard, IL) is strongly conservative.
Sherrard, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
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.
Sherrard, Illinois: d d D d 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 61281 (Sherrard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 259 contributions totaling $11,307 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $284 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)