Belgium, IL is a small community located in Lake County, Illinois. It is home to a vibrant and diverse population of around 3,000 people. The local political scene in Belgium, IL is just as diverse and interesting. The village is governed by an elected mayor and a board of six trustees; each trustee is elected for a four-year term. The village president serves as the head of the board and presides over all meetings. The board holds regular public meetings to discuss issues facing the community and make decisions regarding budgeting, development projects, and other matters. Local candidates for mayor and trustee positions are typically identified through the election process, which is overseen by the Lake County Clerk's Office. This ensures that everyone has an equal chance to participate in the electoral process and contribute to their local government.
The political climate in Belgium, IL is moderately conservative.
Vermilion County, IL is very conservative. In Vermilion County, IL 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vermilion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.6%.
Vermilion county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belgium, IL is moderately conservative.
Vermilion County, Illinois is very conservative.
Danville Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Belgium, Illinois: r R d R R R
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 Belgium, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 269 contributions totaling $13,617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $21,773 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)