Apple River, IL is a small rural town that has seen growth in recent years. The politics of the town are mainly conservative and focus on issues such as public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. Local elections are usually uncontested and the candidates have strong roots in the community. This means that they understand the needs of the people and can provide solutions to issues that affect residents. The town’s government consists of a mayor, four council members, and various appointed officials who work together to ensure the needs of the community are met. Residents are highly engaged in local political discourse and actively participate in elections to ensure their voices are heard. Despite its small size, Apple River, IL is an active participant in state-wide politics by encouraging civic engagement among its citizens.
The political climate in Apple River, IL is moderately conservative.
Jo Daviess County, IL is moderately conservative. In Jo Daviess County, IL 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jo Daviess county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.8%.
Jo Daviess county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Apple River, IL is moderately conservative.
Jo Daviess County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Apple River, Illinois: r r D d 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 Apple River, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)