Fox River Grove, IL is a small town located in McHenry County in the state of Illinois. The town has a population of around 4,800 people and is known for its quaint downtown area, picturesque trails along the Fox River, and vibrant community life. Politically, the town is represented in the Illinois General Assembly by State Representatives Steven Reick and Tom Weber. At the local level, Fox River Grove has a mayor-council form of government with four aldermen who work together to make decisions about the day-to-day operations of the city. In addition to this elected body, there are various boards and committees made up of local residents that help guide decision making within the town. All of these groups work together to ensure that Fox River Grove continues to be a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Fox River Grove, IL is leaning 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
Fox River Grove, IL is leaning 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.
Fox River 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 Fox River Grove, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,524 contributions totaling $2,702,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,036 contributions totaling $5,127,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,018 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)