The small town of Sorento, IL is located in Montgomery County and has a population of just over 1,400 people. Although it is a small rural community, its politics are relatively important to the residents. Local government issues are discussed at every meeting held by the local council and state representatives and senators regularly visit the town to speak with citizens about issues that affect them. Elections are always hotly contested as citizens strive to make sure their voices are heard. The current mayor is keenly interested in maintaining the integrity of the local government and is committed to implementing policies that improve the quality of life for all citizens. With such a strong focus on local politics, it's no wonder why so many residents in 62086 Sorento, IL take an active interest in who represents them at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 62086 (Sorento, IL) is very conservative.
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
Zip 62086 (Sorento, IL) is very conservative.
Sorento, Illinois is very conservative.
Bond County, Illinois 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.
Sorento, 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 62086 (Sorento)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $60 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)