The politics of Peotone, IL are largely determined by its local government. The village has a mayor-council form of government led by an elected Mayor. The Mayor is elected at-large and presides over the Village Council which consists of 6 trustees who are also elected at-large. The village council oversees a variety of matters such as zoning, taxation, public safety and public works. They also make budget decisions regarding the use of taxpayer money for items such as infrastructure projects and programs that benefit the community. Peotone has recently seen an increase in political engagement among its residents, whether it be through voting in elections or petitioning elected officials for issues that matter to them. This newly found energy within the citizens is indicative of what can happen when a community comes together to make positive change for its future.
The political climate in Peotone, 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
Peotone, 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.
Peotone, 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 Peotone, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $1,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $30,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)