McHenry County, located in the northern part of Illinois is an area that has seen significant growth recently. This has resulted in a number of changes to the political landscape, as more and more people become involved in the local political process. The county is governed by a board of elected representatives, with each representative responsible for representing their constituents within the county. There are several local political candidates running for office this year, including those from both major parties. Each candidate brings their own unique perspective and ideas to the table, making it important for people in McHenry County to consider who they would like to represent them and what issues they feel need to be addressed going forward. With a range of candidates and issues on the ballot, it is important for citizens in McHenry County to get out and vote and make sure their voice is heard when it comes to deciding who will lead their community into the future.
The political climate in McHenry County, IL is leaning conservative.
In McHenry County, IL 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 47.5%.
McHenry county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McHenry County, IL is leaning 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.
McHenry, 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 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 McHenry County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,593 contributions totaling $794,452 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,281 contributions totaling $530,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)