The small village of Scales Mound, IL is located in the 61075 zip code and has a population of just over 500 people. The village is served by an elected mayor and six trustees who are all voted into office for four year terms. Every election cycle, local political candidates compete to represent the best interests of their constituents. Many of the issues that dominate the political discourse in Scales Mound revolve around preserving the natural environment and creating a strong economy for the small rural community. In addition, topics like education, infrastructure development, public safety, and economic incentives are regularly discussed during election season. Voters in Scales Mound take part in local elections as they strive to ensure that their government officials work hard to create a better future for their families and neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 61075 (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
Zip 61075 (Scales Mound, IL) is moderately conservative.
Scales Mound, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Jo Daviess County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
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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 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 61075 (Scales Mound)
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)