Apple Canyon Lake, IL is a small rural community located in Jo Daviess County. The area is known for its quaint beauty, with rolling hills and a tranquil lake providing an idyllic backdrop. Despite its small size, Apple Canyon Lake has a robust political landscape, with local candidates running for office and debates over important issues taking place. Residents of the town take part in electing representatives to represent their interests and concerns in both local and national government. Town meetings are held regularly to discuss topics such as budgeting, zoning laws, public safety initiatives, and other issues that directly impact the town's residents. As Apple Canyon Lake continues to grow and evolve, its politics will remain an important component of life in the town.
The political climate in Apple Canyon Lake, 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 Canyon Lake, 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 Canyon Lake, 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 Canyon Lake, 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 22 contributions totaling $4,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)