Loves Park, IL is a small city located in the northern part of Illinois. It has been known for its friendly atmosphere and commitment to community activities and events. Although it is not a major political center, the city does have a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Greg Jury and the City Council consists of six members who are elected every two years by the citizens of Loves Park. The council meets regularly to discuss and vote on various topics such as financial planning, zoning ordinances, and other city policies. They also hold public hearings on matters that affect citizens' lives and neighborhoods. As a result, Loves Park residents have an important say in how their local government runs. In addition to this, the city holds elections for school board members who manage the education system in Loves Park and decide educational policy for the entire district.
The political climate in Loves Park, IL is leaning liberal.
Winnebago County, IL is leaning liberal. In Winnebago County, IL 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 47.5%.
Winnebago county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loves Park, IL is leaning liberal.
Winnebago County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
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.
Loves Park, Illinois: r r D d d d
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 Loves Park, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,206 contributions totaling $265,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 859 contributions totaling $168,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)