Big Rock, IL is a small town in Northern Illinois. It has a long history of being politically active, with residents engaging in conversations about local and national issues at the town hall meetings. Local politicians strive to make a positive impact on the community, often implementing policies that protect and promote economic growth. The town prides itself on its strong sense of civic responsibility, promoting voter turnout and encouraging citizen participation in political activities. Big Rock's current mayor has been in office for several years now and is deeply committed to continuing the local political tradition of engaging with citizens to find solutions to community-wide problems. Residents are encouraged to attend city council meetings, where they can voice their opinions and be heard by elected officials. In this way, Big Rock is maintaining its commitment to democracy and creating an inclusive atmosphere for all residents regardless of their political affiliation or beliefs.
The political climate in Big Rock, IL is leaning conservative.
Kane County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Kane County, IL 56.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kane county remained strongly Democratic, 56.1% to 41.7%.
Kane county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Rock, IL is leaning conservative.
Kane County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Big Rock, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Big Rock, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,136 contributions totaling $113,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 629 contributions totaling $214,936 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)