Frankfort, Illinois is a vibrant community located in Will County. There are a variety of local political issues that concern the citizens of Frankfort and its surrounding areas. The city has an active government that works to ensure the quality of life for those who live and work in the area. The mayor leads the city council, which is made up of seven representatives from each ward. These elected officials focus on providing services and programs such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, parks and recreation, education, and more. Additionally, there are several state legislative districts that serve Frankfort residents. These representatives bring important matters to their constituents through their votes in the Illinois General Assembly. Furthermore, local elections occur every two years for all registered voters who wish to have their voices heard on various topics affecting their communities. Therefore, politics play an important role in the lives of those living in Frankfort and its surrounding areas.
The political climate in Frankfort, IL is leaning conservative.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Frankfort, IL is leaning conservative.
Will County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Frankfort, 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 Frankfort, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,378 contributions totaling $770,853 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,340 contributions totaling $543,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)