Minooka, IL is a small village located in Grundy County in the state of Illinois. It is home to approximately 7,500 residents and has a rich history and culture. The local politics of Minooka is overseen by the village board, who are elected by the residents every two years. The board is responsible for creating and enforcing laws that affect the citizens in Minooka and are responsible for making sure that all of the needs of their constituents are met. Currently, Mayor Mike Millette serves as head of the village board. In addition to the village board, there are several local political candidates running for elected positions such as Town Clerk, Village Treasurer and Village Trustee. These candidates represent both major political parties and can be found across various media outlets campaigning for their respective positions. Residents have a unique opportunity to get involved with their local politics by engaging in debates, attending town hall meetings or even volunteering on campaigns. With an abundance of local politicians vying for positions in Minooka, IL, it's easy to find ways to get involved with your community's political landscape!
The political climate in Minooka, IL is moderately conservative.
Grundy County, IL is strongly conservative. In Grundy County, IL 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Grundy county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Minooka, IL is moderately conservative.
Grundy County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Minooka, 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 Minooka, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 807 contributions totaling $87,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 672 contributions totaling $155,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)