Garden Prairie, IL is a small town located in Boone County. It has a rich history of political involvement and remains active in local politics today. Residents of the community are highly engaged in civic activities and have shown an interest in working with their local representatives to ensure the best possible outcomes for their city. In recent years, Garden Prairie has become home to several different candidates running for local offices including mayor, City Council, school board, and county commissioner. These candidates often come from diverse backgrounds that represent the town's population and varying opinions on important issues such as healthcare, education and public safety. Through thoughtful discussion and collaboration within the community, Garden Prairie residents have been able to make sure that their voices are heard on these important matters while striving towards a better future for their town.
The political climate in Garden Prairie, IL is moderately 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
Garden Prairie, IL is moderately 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.
Garden Prairie, 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 Garden Prairie, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)