Freeport, IL is a small city located in the northwest of Illinois. It is known for its charming downtown area and was once an important hub for shipping and transportation. Politically, Freeport has been represented on the statewide level by several members of both the Democratic and Republican parties. The local political climate has seen its share of controversies over the years, as well as some successes such as the passing of a new law allowing more renewable energy sources to be used in Freeport. Recently, several candidates have been running for office locally, each with their own agendas and strategies on how to move Freeport forward. Though there is still much work to be done, it appears that Freeport is slowly but surely becoming a healthier place politically with more open dialogue and transparency between elected officials and citizens alike.
The political climate in Freeport, IL is leaning conservative.
Stephenson County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Stephenson County, IL 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stephenson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.0%.
Stephenson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freeport, IL is leaning conservative.
Stephenson County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Freeport Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Freeport, Illinois: R 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 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 Freeport, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 249 contributions totaling $23,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $47,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)