DeKalb, IL is a city located in DeKalb County and is known for its strong sense of community and local political engagement. The city has a variety of local political clubs, such as the DeKalb Democratic Party Club and the DeKalb Republican Party Club, that allow citizens to connect with their representatives and have their voices heard. Local elections are held annually to determine the mayor, city council members, and other positions within the government. Residents of DeKalb are encouraged to stay informed on local issues and attend city council meetings so they can be involved in the decision-making process for their community.
The political climate in DeKalb, IL is somewhat liberal.
DeKalb County, IL is leaning liberal. In DeKalb County, IL 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained moderately Democratic, 51.4% to 45.6%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
DeKalb, IL is somewhat liberal.
DeKalb County, Illinois is leaning 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.
DeKalb, 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 DeKalb, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22,494 contributions totaling $849,055 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,220 contributions totaling $420,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)