Antioch, IL is a small village located in the northern region of Illinois. It boasts a rich history and a vibrant sense of community. As it is part of Lake County, many consider the village to be an important part of the greater metropolitan area. Given its location, Antioch has an active local political scene that involves both Democratic and Republican candidates. The village's mayor and board of trustees are elected every two years in April. Each trustee typically serves on multiple boards or committees related to economic development, education, health care, and public safety. In addition to these positions, there are several races for county offices that take place throughout the year as well. All of these races are essential for establishing policies that improve life within Antioch and beyond.
The political climate in Antioch, IL is leaning liberal.
Lake County, IL is strongly liberal. In Lake County, IL 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Lake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Antioch, IL is leaning liberal.
Lake County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Antioch, 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 Antioch, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,230 contributions totaling $74,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 846 contributions totaling $75,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)