Byron, IL is a small town located in Ogle County in the northern part of Illinois. It has a population of around 4,400 according to the census report from 2019. The town is currently governed by Mayor Kim Stacey and the six-member Byron City Council. There are several local political candidates running for office in the upcoming elections. These candidates include John Lappin for mayor, Ryan Johnson and Gary Reiger for city council members, and Kelly Smith as treasurer. The citizens of Byron are passionate about their local politics and have been vocal supporters of their chosen candidates during this election season. They care about the future of their community and are looking forward to seeing positive changes being implemented in their town's growth, safety, and overall quality of life.
The political climate in Byron, IL is moderately conservative.
Ogle County, IL is strongly conservative. In Ogle County, IL 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ogle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.8%.
Ogle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Byron, IL is moderately conservative.
Ogle County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Rochelle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Byron, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Byron, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 220 contributions totaling $19,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $13,108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)