Oregon, IL, located in the 61061 zip code, is a small city with a population of about 3,000 people. It has been an active part of the Ogle County politics since its incorporation in 1872. In the local elections held every four years, residents of Oregon are able to choose from a variety of candidates affiliated with both major parties. As an important and influential part of Ogle County politics, Oregon citizens often take their civic responsibility seriously when it comes to voting for and supporting local governmental candidates. From state representatives to county board members, Oregon's political landscape is constantly evolving depending on who is elected into office. Thus, it's important for Oregon citizens to stay informed on the latest news and developments related to their locally elected officials and any changes they might be making that will affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 61061 (Oregon, 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
Zip 61061 (Oregon, IL) is moderately conservative.
Oregon, Illinois 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.
Oregon, 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 61061 (Oregon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $17,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $9,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)