Mount Morris, IL, is a small town located in Ogle County. It has a population of nearly 2,000 people and is an active and engaged community. The politics in Mount Morris are largely centered on local issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure improvement, and economic development. Local political candidates often focus their campaigns on these topics in order to gain the support of the citizens of Mount Morris. A current example is the race for Mayor which includes two candidates- incumbent Mayor Dan Davis and challenger Jim Johnson. Both men have been actively campaigning throughout the city and proposing ideas to address each of these important local issues. They both recognize that the residents of Mount Morris need leaders who will listen to their concerns and take action to make real changes in their community. Each candidate is committed to making sure that all citizens have equal access to services so everyone can benefit from the progress made in Mount Morris.
The political climate in Zip 61054 (Mount Morris, IL) is moderately conservative.
Ogle County, IL is strongly conservative. In Ogle County, IL 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ogle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.8%.
Ogle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61054 (Mount Morris, IL) is moderately conservative.
Mount Morris, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Ogle County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Rochelle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Mount Morris, 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 61054 (Mount Morris)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)