Mokena, IL is a small village located in Will County, in the state of Illinois. It has an estimated population of more than 19,000 people. The village is governed by a President and Board of Trustees and the president is elected every four years. The current president is Mr. Frank Fleischer who was elected in April 2017. The Board of Trustees consists of six members who are elected at large every two years to help oversee the operations and regulations of the village. They are responsible for creating ordinances, passing resolutions, establishing zoning laws, and managing budgets. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending board meetings or participating in public hearings when decisions that directly affect them are discussed. Additionally, they can voice their opinions about local issues on online forums or contact their representatives directly. Through these means, residents can ensure that their voices are heard and have an impact on the future direction of Mokena.
The political climate in Mokena, 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
Mokena, 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.
Mokena, 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 Mokena, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,130 contributions totaling $478,693 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,847 contributions totaling $600,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)