Channahon, IL is a small town located in Will County with a population of 12,560 according to the 2010 census. It is a charming town surrounded by amazing natural beauty and conveniently located near the Des Plaines River and Interstate 55. Politics in Channahon are quite interesting with the village's Board of Trustees comprised of six elected officials who serve four-year terms as trustees. The mayor is also an elected official who presides over all board meetings. There are local political parties in Channahon including Republican, Democrat and Independent candidates who all work towards building relationships throughout the community and advocating for their constituents' interests. Elections are held annually at the spring village general election with all residents eligible to vote for any candidates running for office. The Board of Trustees meet on a regular basis to discuss topics that affect the citizens of Channahon such as infrastructure upgrades, needed services, economic development projects and more.
The political climate in Channahon, IL is leaning conservative.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Channahon, IL is leaning conservative.
Will 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.
Channahon, 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 Channahon, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,966 contributions totaling $218,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,967 contributions totaling $1,449,617 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $737 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)