The city of Deer Grove, IL (61243) is a small rural community in the state of Illinois. The city is governed by a mayor and five council members who are elected by the local residents every four years. Local politics in 61243 Deer Grove, IL focuses on maintaining the rural charm and quality of life that make it such an attractive place to live. The city council works diligently to support the local businesses, attract new businesses, and ensure the safety of its citizens. Issues that have recently been brought before the city council include improving infrastructure, increasing sustainability efforts, and investing in education initiatives. As with most small towns, there is great pride in their community and many people participate actively in local political events or campaigns for their favorite candidates.
The political climate in Zip 61243 (Deer Grove, IL) is moderately conservative.
Whiteside County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Whiteside County, IL 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whiteside county remained moderately Republican, 53.0% to 44.7%.
Whiteside county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61243 (Deer Grove, IL) is moderately conservative.
Deer Grove, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Whiteside County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Sterling 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.
Deer Grove, Illinois: d d 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 61243 (Deer Grove)
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 1 contributions totaling $70 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)