Belvidere, IL is a small city located in the northern part of Illinois. It is known for its bustling downtown area, unique historical sites, and strong sense of community. Politics in Belvidere are largely driven by local and state elections, with citizens taking an active interest in their government. The Belvidere City Council is composed of seven members who are elected by the people to serve four-year terms. The Mayor is also elected by voters every four years and serves as the leader of the council and city government as a whole. Local political campaigns often focus on key issues like crime, taxes, property values, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives. These elections tend to draw large numbers of voters due to their importance to the community's future.
The political climate in Belvidere, IL is leaning conservative.
Boone County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Boone County, IL 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 42.1%.
Boone county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belvidere, IL is leaning conservative.
Boone County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
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.
Belvidere, Illinois: R R d r 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 Belvidere, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,726 contributions totaling $213,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,432 contributions totaling $281,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)