Deerfield, IL is a small suburban village located in the North Shore area of Lake County. The village has an active local government that works hard to ensure that all residents are properly represented and benefit from its services. Its current mayor, Harriet Rosenthal, was elected in 2019 and her election marked the first time a woman had been elected to the position. During her tenure, Mayor Rosenthal has focused on providing better access to essential services for citizens while also working to reduce traffic congestion and maintain the community’s peaceful atmosphere. Additionally, she has played a major role in creating a strong sense of community engagement and actively seeks input from local businesses and organizations when making policy decisions. On the state level, Deerfield is represented by Governor JB Pritzker who has proposed several initiatives including expanding health care access, increasing funding for public education, taking steps towards criminal justice reform, and exploring new ways to invest in renewable energy sources. There are also several Illinois State Representatives who are active advocates for Deerfield's residents on issues such as taxation, environmental protection, infrastructure development and other civic concerns.
The political climate in Deerfield, 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
Deerfield, 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.
Deerfield, 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 Deerfield, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,932 contributions totaling $7,988,061 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,918 contributions totaling $4,487,617 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)