Homer Glen, IL is a small town located in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago. It has its own government featuring an elected mayor and six trustees. The mayor and trustees are responsible for making decisions that will benefit the community, such as creating new local ordinances, setting tax rates, and budgeting for local services. The board also works with other municipalities to create economic development plans, foster regional collaboration and partnerships, and ensure the safety of citizens. Homer Glen prides itself on having strong home town values and a commitment to its residents. The municipality strives to continually improve the quality of life in this thriving community while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Local politics play an important role in ensuring that these goals are met throughout the town.
The political climate in Homer Glen, 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
Homer Glen, 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.
Homer Glen, 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 Homer Glen, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,865 contributions totaling $405,322 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,721 contributions totaling $576,559 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)