Monroe Center, IL is a small town in Ogle County with a population of just over 500. The town has an elected mayor and four trustees who make up the village board. Together they govern the local government affairs and take care of issues related to the public safety, community development, and infrastructure maintenance. Every two years, residents of Monroe Center have the opportunity to elect their mayor and trustees by casting their vote in local elections. In recent years, public discussions about local politics have been centered around increasing economic development in the area as well as preserving Monroe Center's unique natural environment. Residents are passionate about keeping Monroe Center a safe and beautiful place to call home and actively participate in all aspects of local government decisions.
The political climate in Zip 61052 (Monroe Center, IL) is strongly 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
Zip 61052 (Monroe Center, IL) is strongly conservative.
Monroe Center, Illinois is strongly 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.
Monroe Center, 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 zip 61052 (Monroe Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)