Lockport, Illinois is a small town just outside of Chicago. It is a city steeped in history and community spirit. As with many towns, Lockport has its own local politics that are important to its citizens. Local elections are held every few years where voters can choose their mayor, council members, school board representatives, and other key city positions. Each candidate works to win the favor of the town's residents by focusing on issues such as public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. The citizens of Lockport take these elections seriously and come out in droves to cast their votes at the polls. It is truly an inspiring sight to see that so many people care about their community and take part in shaping its future.
The political climate in Lockport, IL is leaning conservative.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lockport, IL is leaning conservative.
Will 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.
Lockport, 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 Lockport, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,673 contributions totaling $179,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 821 contributions totaling $194,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)