Bonfield, IL is a small village located in Kankakee County with a population of 1,192 people. It is known for its annual celebration of “Old Settlers Day” which happens every year in August. The politics in Bonfield, IL is mainly centered around local issues that are important to the residents of the village. These issues include road improvement projects, tax incentives for businesses and citizens alike, and efforts to maintain a safe and healthy environment. The local government works hard to represent the interests of the people of Bonfield by providing necessary services while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Local elections are regularly held for positions on the Village Board which are open to all residents who meet eligibility requirements. All eligible voters get a chance to express their opinions and vote on important initiatives proposed by the board.
The political climate in Bonfield, IL is moderately conservative.
Kankakee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Kankakee County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kankakee county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
Kankakee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bonfield, IL is moderately conservative.
Kankakee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Kankakee Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bonfield, 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 Bonfield, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $2,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)