Grand Ridge, IL is a small town with a population of approximately 1650 people. Despite its small size, the town’s politics are robust and vibrant. Every election cycle the local citizens engage in heated debates about the issues that matter to them. The town elects a mayor and six council members every two years who represent the citizens on topics ranging from taxes to sewers and other infrastructure improvements. In addition, members of Grand Ridge’s Board of Education are elected every four years to oversee and manage educational policy in the community. With such an engaged electorate, it is no surprise that this small town has been able to make big changes and investments over the past few decades, making it an even more desirable place to live for families looking for a safe, close-knit community.
The political climate in Grand Ridge, IL is moderately conservative.
LaSalle County, IL is somewhat conservative. In LaSalle County, IL 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaSalle county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.8%.
LaSalle county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Ridge, IL is moderately conservative.
LaSalle County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Grand Ridge, Illinois: d 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 Grand Ridge, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $52 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)