Oregon, IL is a small town located in Ogle County, Illinois. The local political scene in Oregon, IL is dominated by the Republican party. In the November 2020 election, incumbent Mayor Ken Williams was reelected with 57.6% of the vote against his Democratic challenger. Since then, there has been a focus on economic development and job creation as major priorities for city officials. In recent years, Oregon has seen an influx of new businesses that have helped provide employment opportunities within the community. While Oregon’s population is relatively small, this has not prevented many people from becoming involved in local politics and engaging in debates about important issues facing the town’s future. With a strong emphasis on promoting economic growth and investing in community resources, Oregon remains dedicated to being a vibrant place to work and live for all its residents.
The political climate in Oregon, IL is somewhat 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
Oregon, IL is somewhat 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.
Oregon, 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 Oregon, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $17,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $9,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)