Batavia, IL is a vibrant city located in Kane County, Illinois. It has a rich political history and there are many exciting political developments happening in the city today. The mayor of Batavia is currently Jeffery Schielke, who has held that position since 2005. The City Council is also active in the politics of Batavia and consists of 8 members elected by the citizens. Each year, local elections are held to choose representatives for both the mayor's office and various boards within the city government. In addition, numerous other organizations and committees work to keep politics running smoothly in Batavia. From local neighborhood groups to larger regional organizations dedicated to improving public life, these various entities play an important role in ensuring that Batavia operates efficiently and fairly.
The political climate in Batavia, IL is leaning liberal.
Kane County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Kane County, IL 56.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kane county remained strongly Democratic, 56.1% to 41.7%.
Kane county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Batavia, IL is leaning liberal.
Kane 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.
Batavia, 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 Batavia, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,348 contributions totaling $658,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,071 contributions totaling $823,977 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)