The politics in Prairie Grove, IL are largely driven by the local citizens. With a population of just over 4,000 people, voters have the potential to make a great impact on their community and it's future. Local politicians work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are heard in city hall and that all residents feel welcome and represented. Through frequent town hall meetings, public forums, and other civic engagement activities, local political candidates strive to create an environment where people feel comfortable expressing their opinions and engaging in meaningful dialogue. In recent years, the city has seen more participation from its citizens in regards to political decisions which is helping shape a strong future for Prairie Grove.
The political climate in Prairie Grove, IL is leaning conservative.
McHenry County, IL is leaning conservative. In McHenry County, IL 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 47.5%.
McHenry county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prairie Grove, IL is leaning conservative.
McHenry County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Prairie Grove, 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 Prairie Grove, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,468 contributions totaling $237,803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 658 contributions totaling $128,699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)