61032 Freeport, IL is part of Stephenson County which is a mostly rural area. The county has historically leaned toward the Republican Party in terms of politics and this trend holds true for 61032 Freeport, as well. Currently, the State Representative for District 89 is Brian Stewart who has held this position since 2015. In 2016, Donald Trump won 61% of the vote in Stephenson County and 63% of the vote in 61032 Freeport. The current Mayor of Freeport is Jodi Miller who was elected in 2017 on a platform of economic development and fiscal responsibility. Overall, residents of 61032 Freeport typically favor conservative candidates that emphasize fiscal responsibility while supporting local economic development initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 61032 (Freeport, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Stephenson County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Stephenson County, IL 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stephenson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.0%.
Stephenson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61032 (Freeport, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Freeport, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Stephenson County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Freeport 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.
Freeport, 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 61032 (Freeport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 249 contributions totaling $23,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $47,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)