The politics in 61072 Rockton, IL are largely focused on local issues that directly affect the lives of its residents. The village is served by elected representatives from both the village and county governments that work to ensure their constituents’ needs are being met. Village board meetings take place monthly to discuss important topics such as utility services, infrastructure projects, zoning regulations, and any other matters pertaining to local government. The Winnebago County Board also holds regular meetings to decide on county-wide initiatives and policies. Both boards work together with the community to create an environment that is conducive for growth and a high quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 61072 (Rockton, IL) is leaning conservative.
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 61072 (Rockton, IL) is leaning conservative.
Rockton, Illinois is leaning conservative.
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.
Rockton, 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 61072 (Rockton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 330 contributions totaling $26,354 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $16,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)