The politics in Channel Lake, IL are some of the most interesting and diverse in the state. With a range of different backgrounds, ideologies, and perspectives shaping the discourse, there is always something to discuss and debate. The village board consists of five members elected for four year terms by local voters. Their goal is to oversee the day-to-day operations of the municipality while keeping residents’ needs and interests at heart. There are numerous local organizations that advocate for social justice and environmental protection as well as nonpartisan groups such as Neighborhood Watch who look out for their neighbors’ safety. All of these entities work together to create a vibrant community where everyone can voice their opinions.
The political climate in Channel Lake, IL is leaning liberal.
Lake County, IL is strongly liberal. In Lake County, IL 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Lake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Channel Lake, IL is leaning liberal.
Lake County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Channel Lake, 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 Channel Lake, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 615 contributions totaling $37,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 423 contributions totaling $37,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)