Rockton, IL is a small town located in Northern Illinois. It has a population of about 4,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community. While Rockton does not have its own local political leaders or candidates, it is still heavily involved in local politics. The citizens of Rockton take an active role in the political process and are passionate about voicing their opinions on issues that affect their community. They regularly participate in elections and advocate for issues that are important to them. As part of their commitment to making sure that all voices are heard, they also attend public hearings held by government officials and get involved with grassroots organizations focused on advocating for social justice and civil rights issues. Rockton’s residents are proud of their community and work hard to make sure it moves forward with their input taken into account.
The political climate in Rockton, IL is leaning conservative.
Winnebago County, IL is leaning liberal. In Winnebago County, IL 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 47.5%.
Winnebago county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockton, IL is leaning conservative.
Winnebago County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Rockford Metro Area is leaning 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.
Rockton, 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 Rockton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 888 contributions totaling $64,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 468 contributions totaling $72,334 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)