Mulberry Grove, Illinois is a small town located in Bond County. It has a rich history and a strong sense of community pride. The town is served by an elected mayor and a six-member Village Board of Trustees who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the village. Every four years, the residents of Mulberry Grove vote for mayor and village trustees to represent them in local government. The current Mayor is Roberta Jones, who was elected in 2018. The village board members include Steve Crum, Taylor Hawkins, Diane Smith, Mike Johnson, Kevin Miller, and Kathryn Schoonover. These individuals work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met by keeping taxes low while ensuring quality public services such as police protection, road maintenance, garbage collection, water delivery, and more. Additionally, Mulberry Grove has several committees and organizations that serve to address specific issues within the community such as education reform or economic development projects. Through these various initiatives led by passionate citizens committed to bettering their home, Mulberry Grove remains an inviting and safe place for its residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Zip 62262 (Mulberry Grove, IL) is very conservative.
Bond County, IL is very conservative. In Bond County, IL 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bond county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.0%.
Bond county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62262 (Mulberry Grove, IL) is very conservative.
Mulberry Grove, Illinois is very conservative.
Bond County, Illinois is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Mulberry 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 62262 (Mulberry Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)