Politics in the 61102 zip code of Rockford, IL is an important part of the local community. The 61102 area is served by the Winnebago County Board, providing county-level services such as public health, law enforcement and courts, transportation infrastructure, land-use planning and economic development initiatives. Rockford residents are represented by two state representatives in the Illinois House of Representatives, a state senator in the Illinois Senate and a U.S. congressman from Illinois's 16th congressional district. Residents vote in primary and general elections to elect these officials and participate in various civic organizations that advocate for better policies on behalf of their interests. In addition to these elected officials, there are a number of local non-profit organizations in 61102 that strive to improve the quality of life for all who live and work here. Through education on voter rights and registration, grassroots organizing efforts, lobbying efforts at city hall or state capitol buildings, and other forms of civic engagement, citizens can play an important role in shaping Rockford's political future.
The political climate in Zip 61102 (Rockford, IL) is leaning liberal.
Winnebago County, IL is leaning liberal. In Winnebago County, IL 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 47.5%.
Winnebago county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61102 (Rockford, IL) is leaning liberal.
Rockford, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Winnebago County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
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.
Rockford, Illinois: r r D d d d
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 61102 (Rockford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 204 contributions totaling $6,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $5,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)