Somonauk, IL is a small town located in DeKalb County in the northern part of the state. The population of Somonauk is estimated to be about 2,000 people. Although it is a small town, there are still lively political discussions and debates around town. Local elections are held every couple of years and local candidates run for positions on the city council or other local offices. These elections are generally competitive and residents take their civic duties seriously when voting for their leaders. The community comes together to support its candidates and everyone takes great pride in their government representatives.
The political climate in Somonauk, IL is leaning conservative.
DeKalb County, IL is leaning liberal. In DeKalb County, IL 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained moderately Democratic, 51.4% to 45.6%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Somonauk, IL is leaning conservative.
DeKalb County, Illinois is leaning 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.
Somonauk, 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 Somonauk, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 296 contributions totaling $19,128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $16,541 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)