Yorkville, IL is a small town located in Kendall County with a population of around 17,000 people. It is home to many businesses and attractions and is an important part of the local community. When it comes to politics in Yorkville, IL, the city government comprises of many elected officials that are responsible for making decisions that affect the city's future. These include members of the City Council, Mayor, City Clerk, and other various appointed positions. The local political candidates for these positions are usually selected by registered voters in the district. Every election cycle brings new candidates who strive to bring their own vision to Yorkville's future. It is important for citizens of Yorkville to stay up-to-date on local politics and pay attention to candidates who might best represent their interests.
The political climate in Yorkville, IL is leaning conservative.
Kendall County, IL is leaning liberal. In Kendall County, IL 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kendall county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.7% to 45.9%.
Kendall county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yorkville, IL is leaning conservative.
Kendall 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.
Yorkville, Illinois: R R d r r 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 Yorkville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,485 contributions totaling $131,126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 548 contributions totaling $88,816 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)