Belvidere, IL 61008 is a small city located in Boone County, Illinois. The city has a rich history and was founded in the early 1800s. It is well known for its many parks and recreational facilities that serve the local community and visitors alike. Politically, Belvidere is served by three representatives in the Illinois General Assembly: Reps. Joe Sosnowski, John Cabello, and Maurice West. All three are members of the Republican party and have extensive backgrounds in government service. In addition to these locally elected representatives, Belvidere voters also participate in countywide elections for various offices such as Sheriff, Treasurer, Assessor, and Clerk. Furthermore, the state senator for this district is Don Harmon who represents both Boone County and Winnebago County communities. Overall, politics in Belvidere are largely conservative with most residents leaning towards Republican candidates during elections.
The political climate in Zip 61008 (Belvidere, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Boone County, IL 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 42.1%.
Boone county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61008 (Belvidere, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Belvidere, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Rockford Metro Area is leaning 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.
Belvidere, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 61008 (Belvidere)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,667 contributions totaling $52,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 345 contributions totaling $68,241 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)