Creston, IL is a small town located in the plains of Illinois. Despite its size, it remains an active hub of politics within the state. Many local politicians have made their mark on the city, pushing for legislative changes that improve the quality of life for all residents. Creston's mayor and board of trustees work diligently to provide constituents with timely updates on current legislation and budget matters. The town also maintains a City Council with nine elected members representing different areas of the community and providing oversight to various city departments. During election season, Creston residents can look forward to engaging debates between competing candidates running for office and coming together as a community to make sure their voice is heard at the polls.
The political climate in Creston, IL is moderately conservative.
Ogle County, IL is strongly conservative. In Ogle County, IL 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ogle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.8%.
Ogle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Creston, IL is moderately conservative.
Ogle County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Rochelle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Creston, Illinois: R R r 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 Creston, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $10,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $8,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)