Green Oaks, IL is a small town located in northern Illinois. It has a rich history of political involvement and activism. The town is served by many local government officials, such as the mayor, city council members and county board representatives. All of these officials are responsible for representing the citizens of Green Oaks in their respective government roles. At the federal level, Green Oaks is represented by two U.S. congressional districts, and both representatives serve on important committees regarding national issues that affect the people living there. \nThe politics in Green Oaks have always been focused on serving the interests of its residents. Policies are enacted to ensure that everyone has access to quality healthcare, education, housing, and other essential services. Campaigns for local offices are often fiercely contested as candidates strive to demonstrate their commitment to making Green Oaks a better place to live and work for all its residents. Voting turnout is usually high during elections as citizens take advantage of their right to participate in deciding who will lead them into the future.
The political climate in Green Oaks, IL is leaning liberal.
Lake County, IL is strongly liberal. In Lake County, IL 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Lake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Green Oaks, IL is leaning liberal.
Lake County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Green Oaks, 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 Green Oaks, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,507 contributions totaling $2,381,686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $432 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,498 contributions totaling $55,512,824 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $12,342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)