Hebron, Illinois is a small city located in McHenry County. It has a population of approximately 1,400 people. The politics of Hebron are governed by the local government, which consists of an elected mayor and six trustees. They work together to make sure that the needs of their constituents are being met and that their decisions reflect the best interests of those who live and work in the area. The mayor serves as the town’s chief executive and is responsible for setting objectives for the community. Trustees are elected to represent each area of town, ensuring everyone has a voice in local policy-making. The city also holds elections every four years for the mayor and trustees to determine who will hold those positions over the coming years.
The political climate in Hebron, IL is somewhat conservative.
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
Hebron, IL is somewhat conservative.
McHenry County, Illinois 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.
Hebron, 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 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 Hebron, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,179 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)