Lindenhurst, IL is a town located in northeast Illinois, about 45 miles northwest of Chicago. It has a long history of political engagement and involvement, and is home to many active members of local politics and community organizations. Lindenhurst residents are represented by their Mayor, Village President, Clerk-Treasurer, and six Trustees elected to four-year terms. Issues such as taxes, development projects, public safety, finance management, zoning ordinances, and parks and recreation are regularly discussed at village board meetings. Local residents also have the opportunity to get involved in numerous events and initiatives hosted by the municipality as well as volunteer for programs that benefit the entire community. Lindenhurst residents take pride in their political involvement and commitment to making their town a better place for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Lindenhurst, 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
Lindenhurst, 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.
Lindenhurst, 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 Lindenhurst, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,106 contributions totaling $178,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 505 contributions totaling $84,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)