Woodstock, IL is a small city located in McHenry County with a population of over 25,000. It is home to diverse cultural attractions such as the Opera House, parks, and public art galleries. Woodstock's political environment is extremely active with several local candidates vying for office each year. Candidates range from members of both major parties, independents, and those representing various causes. The community is known for its strong sense of civic engagement with citizens voting on issues that are important to them. Additionally, many volunteer organizations and non-profits work diligently to address any issues facing the community. With an array of local politicians striving to make Woodstock the best it can be, residents can rest assured that their needs and concerns will be heard and addressed accordingly.
The political climate in Woodstock, IL is leaning 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
Woodstock, IL is leaning 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.
Woodstock, 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 Woodstock, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,468 contributions totaling $590,708 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 960 contributions totaling $169,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)