Hillcrest, IL is a small town just south of Chicago. The community is known for its tight-knit atmosphere and support for local businesses. While the town does not have its own local political candidates, it is highly engaged in state and national politics. The residents are passionate about their beliefs and are active in attending rallies, engaging with elected officials, and voting on important issues that affect the future of Hillcrest. Additionally, Hillcrest hosts several events throughout the year to keep residents informed and involved with what鈥檚 going on in their community. These events provide an opportunity for citizens to come together to discuss pressing issues and to learn more about how politics can impact their lives. The people of Hillcrest show that civic involvement doesn鈥檛 always need to be done through voting; it also comes from being actively engaged in conversations and staying up-to-date on current issues.
The political climate in Hillcrest, IL is moderately conservative.
Ogle County, IL is strongly conservative. In Ogle County, IL 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ogle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 35.8%.
Ogle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillcrest, IL is moderately conservative.
Ogle County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Rochelle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hillcrest, 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 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 Hillcrest, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 690 contributions totaling $31,095 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $25,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)