Joliet, IL is a major city in northern Illinois and has a vibrant political scene. The city is home to various state and local representatives, including the Mayor of Joliet and members of the Will County Board. Local government plays an important role in Joliet, helping to provide essential services such as law enforcement, fire departments, public works and sanitation. Local elections also take place every two years, giving citizens the opportunity to have their voices heard at the ballot box. Local issues are discussed in debates between candidates for office and legislation is passed or defeated based on majority votes. Additionally, residents may participate in public forums where they can voice opinions on current issues facing the city. Working together with local leaders, citizens can help bring about positive change in Joliet's political landscape.
The political climate in Joliet, IL is leaning liberal.
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
Joliet, IL is leaning liberal.
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.
Joliet, 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 Joliet, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,542 contributions totaling $1,058,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,672 contributions totaling $775,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)