The small community of Garden Prairie, IL has been relatively uninvolved in politics since its formation in the early 19th century. With an estimated population of only 2,000 people, the small town has not seen much of a need for political engagement. As such, most residents are unaware of any local political candidates running for office. However, there have been a few initiatives taken by the local government to increase civic engagement and participation in politics. Recently, the town council held a series of public forums on major issues facing the community in order to get citizens more involved and informed about local politics. These events were well attended and helped foster a sense of political awareness within the town. Although there are no current candidates for local office in Garden Prairie, IL, citizens can still make their voices heard by attending these public forums or contacting their representatives at the state and national level.
The political climate in Zip 61038 (Garden Prairie, IL) is moderately 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 61038 (Garden Prairie, IL) is moderately conservative.
Garden Prairie, Illinois is moderately 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.
Garden Prairie, 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 61038 (Garden Prairie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)