Franklin Grove, IL is a small rural community located in Lee County. It has a long history of political involvement and residents take pride in being involved in the decision-making process that affects their local area. In recent years, Franklin Grove has seen an increase in its population due to the growth of nearby businesses and infrastructure. Despite this growth, the town remains committed to maintaining its rural identity by working with local politicians to ensure that public policy reflects what is best for the community. The town's current mayor is Debra Clary, who was elected in 2017 and has been advocating for increased economic development and job creation since her election. Additionally, the town council is actively involved in deciding upon various municipal matters, such as taxation and zoning regulations. Local residents are encouraged to attend meetings and voice their opinions on important matters that affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Zip 61031 (Franklin Grove, IL) is moderately conservative.
Lee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, IL 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61031 (Franklin Grove, IL) is moderately conservative.
Franklin Grove, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Lee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Dixon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Franklin Grove, 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 61031 (Franklin Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,722 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)