The political landscape in 61252 Fulton, IL is one that every citizen should be aware of. The town of Fulton is part of Whiteside County and the county has a board consisting of 26 members, which represent its citizens in local government. The board works with the county's executive officers to make decisions on issues such as taxation, zoning, infrastructure, and other matters that may affect residents and businesses. Elected officials for the town include a mayor, four City Council members, three trustees, two city clerks, and one treasurer. Additionally, the town is represented by two state representatives in the Illinois State Legislature who help pass legislation at the state level that affects local government. It is important for citizens to stay informed of their elected officials so that they can voice their opinion when decisions are being made about important matters.
The political climate in Zip 61252 (Fulton, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Whiteside County, IL is somewhat conservative. In Whiteside County, IL 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Whiteside county remained moderately Republican, 53.0% to 44.7%.
Whiteside county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61252 (Fulton, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Fulton, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Whiteside County, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Sterling Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Fulton, Illinois: d d D D 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 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 61252 (Fulton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $4,861 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $2,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)