Spring Grove, IL is a small village located in McHenry County, and is known for its rural community atmosphere. Despite its size, the politics of Spring Grove are still an important part of the town. The village is run by an elected mayor and six trustees who make decisions on issues that affect the local community. For example, they have recently discussed topics such as water and sewer fees, zoning issues, road improvements and building projects. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending Village Board meetings or running for office themselves. There are also several other local organizations that focus on fostering civic engagement and providing educational opportunities to residents. Overall, political participation in Spring Grove is quite active, giving residents a voice in their own community’s future.
The political climate in Spring Grove, IL is somewhat conservative.
McHenry County, IL is leaning conservative. In McHenry County, IL 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 47.5%.
McHenry county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spring Grove, IL is somewhat conservative.
McHenry County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Spring Grove, 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 Spring Grove, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,412 contributions totaling $110,222 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 332 contributions totaling $67,603 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)