Scales Mound, Illinois is a small town located in Jo Daviess County. With a population of about 600 people, Scales Mound has a strong sense of community and pride. The local politics in this small town are mainly underpinned by the efforts of its citizens to ensure that their interests are heard and taken into consideration when it comes to decision-making. In order to achieve this, many locals are very involved in the political process as candidates for local office or members of various boards and committees that oversee various aspects of the town's operations such as zoning, taxes, public safety, etc. Local candidates often run on platforms based on preserving the rural character of the town while also focusing on improvements that will benefit the entire community. This can include investments in infrastructure, economic development, and educational resources. As such, those living in Scales Mound have an active role to play when it comes to making sure their voices are heard politically.
The political climate in Scales Mound, IL is moderately conservative.
Jo Daviess County, IL is moderately conservative. In Jo Daviess County, IL 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jo Daviess county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.8%.
Jo Daviess county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scales Mound, IL is moderately conservative.
Jo Daviess County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Scales Mound, Illinois: r r D d 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 Scales Mound, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)