The Freeport, IL Metro Area is a vibrant and bustling region made up of several small cities and towns. Politically, the area is largely centered around the state government of Illinois. All of the local governments within the metro rely on the state government for guidance and resources, allowing for cohesive policymaking decisions across multiple jurisdictions. The city councils are also involved in creating local laws that may regulate zoning, land use, or taxes. Local political candidates often run for roles on these councils as well as other positions in order to represent their constituents. These candidates' platforms typically involve improving services like infrastructure, public safety, economic development, schools, and protecting natural resources. Above all else, these political candidates hope to establish transparent relationships with their constituents and communities in order to ensure a bright future for all of them.
The political climate in Freeport Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Freeport Metro Area 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Freeport metro area remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.0%.
The Freeport metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freeport Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Freeport, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Freeport Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,110 contributions totaling $108,898 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 371 contributions totaling $64,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)