Gardner, IL is a small town in Illinois that is known for its rich history and sense of community. The town is governed by the Mayor and City Council, who are elected to their positions every four years. These elected officials are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the city, as well as setting budgets and determining taxes and fees. Members of the City Council come from various backgrounds and together represent the diverse population of Gardner. Recently, there have been several initiatives to increase transparency in government, with citizens being invited to attend meetings and make meaningful contributions to help shape the future of Gardner. Residents take pride in being engaged in local politics and engaging with their elected officials, as evidenced by voter turnout at elections which are usually very high.
The political climate in Gardner, IL is moderately conservative.
Grundy County, IL is strongly conservative. In Grundy County, IL 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Grundy county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gardner, IL is moderately conservative.
Grundy County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
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.
Gardner, Illinois: r R d 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 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 Gardner, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $16,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $996 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)