The politics in 61112 Cherry Valley, IL are heavily influenced by the local community. With a population of around 10,000 people, many local organizations strive to make sure their views and opinions are heard. Local elections play an important role in this process, with candidates for mayor, city council, county board of commissioners, school board and other positions being chosen by the residents of 61112 Cherry Valley. Every election cycle these candidates work hard to spread their platforms and earn the support of the voters. From taxes to education to economic development, each candidate offers very different visions for the future of 61112 Cherry Valley. It is up to the citizens to decide which vision aligns most closely with their own values and beliefs before they cast their votes on Election Day.
The political climate in Zip 61112 (Cherry Valley, IL) is leaning liberal.
Winnebago County, IL is leaning liberal. In Winnebago County, IL 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 47.5%.
Winnebago county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61112 (Cherry Valley, IL) is leaning liberal.
Cherry Valley, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Winnebago County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
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.
Cherry Valley, Illinois: r r D d d d
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 61112 (Cherry Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $35 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)