Rockdale, IL is a small town located in the midwestern United States. While it does not have its own political figures, the citizens of Rockdale are actively engaged in local and state politics. They vote in elections for candidates from surrounding cities and counties to represent them at all levels of government, from city councils to governors. The people of Rockdale are passionate about their political views and take part in rallies and protests throughout the year to advocate for their beliefs. During presidential election seasons, they volunteer on campaigns to get out the vote for their party's candidate. Overall, the citizens of Rockdale take great pride in their role as active participants in the political process.
The political climate in Rockdale, IL is leaning liberal.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockdale, IL is leaning liberal.
Will County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Rockdale, Illinois: r r D d d 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 Rockdale, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 348 contributions totaling $8,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $10,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)