Ogle County, IL is located in the northern region of Illinois and is known for its rural atmosphere. The county has a long history of civic engagement and an active political culture with a number of local political candidates vying for elections. In recent years, Ogle County has seen an increase in voter turnout and enthusiasm for local politics. Furthermore, the county's active political scene has served to create a strong sense of community and understanding between residents. Local leaders have worked to ensure that Ogle County residents are able to effectively participate in local politics by organizing discussion groups and campaign events throughout the year. With these initiatives, Ogle County continues to be an exemplary example of engagement between citizens and local government.
The political climate in 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
Ogle County, IL 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.
Ogle, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Ogle County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 792 contributions totaling $50,042 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 278 contributions totaling $40,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)