Oswego, IL is a small town located in the northern part of Illinois. It is a quiet and peaceful place that values its sense of community. With a population of about 30,000 people, there are plenty of local issues to be addressed and debated by the town's politicians. The local politics in Oswego involve focused debates on issues such as economic development, education, public safety, transportation and infrastructure improvements. In addition to these topics, some candidates have also campaigned on promises to bring reform to the existing tax codes or lobbying for further investment into the town's infrastructure. Through these initiatives, local leaders hope to improve Oswego's quality of life while fostering an environment of growth and prosperity for its residents.
The political climate in Oswego, IL is leaning conservative.
Kendall County, IL is leaning liberal. In Kendall County, IL 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kendall county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.7% to 45.9%.
Kendall county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oswego, IL is leaning conservative.
Kendall County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
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.
Oswego, Illinois: R R d r r d
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 Oswego, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,132 contributions totaling $273,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 765 contributions totaling $132,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)