Burlington, IL is a small town located in Kane County and is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political landscape. In local elections, residents vote on candidates for positions such as mayor, aldermen, and city clerk. Burlington has an active citizens’ group who regularly participate in civic activities and advocate for their interests to be represented in the community. Elections are usually contested by both major parties and the public is often encouraged to cast their ballots to make their voices heard. Through their elected officials, Burlington's citizens have been able to bring about positive changes in their city such as improved infrastructure, added recreational activities, and increased access to healthcare services. The current mayor of Burlington is Jenny Bostrom who was first elected in 2019. As mayor she has worked hard to ensure that all citizens feel welcome and included in her vision for a stronger Burlington.
The political climate in Burlington, IL is leaning conservative.
Kane County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Kane County, IL 56.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kane county remained strongly Democratic, 56.1% to 41.7%.
Kane county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington, IL is leaning conservative.
Kane 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.
Burlington, 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 Burlington, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,901 contributions totaling $101,358 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 584 contributions totaling $123,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)