Lakemoor, IL is situated in McHenry County and is a small village with a rich history. While Lakemoor does not have its own mayor or local political candidates, it is still affected by the decisions of local and state politics. The village has representation at both levels of government, as it falls within the boundaries of McHenry County. At the state level, Lakemoor is represented by two state senators and one representative in the Illinois General Assembly. On the county level, Lakemoor falls within the boundaries of two separate districts; each is represented by a member of the McHenry County Board. Each election cycle, residents of Lakemoor turn out to cast their votes for representatives who will represent their interests in government. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect all aspects of life in Lakemoor from taxes to public services and infrastructure investments.
The political climate in Lakemoor, 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
Lakemoor, 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.
Lakemoor, 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 Lakemoor, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,505 contributions totaling $171,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 624 contributions totaling $115,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)