Gilberts, IL is a small village located in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political scene with several local candidates vying for office. Residents of Gilberts are served by a mayor and six trustees who are elected to four-year terms from the three wards within the village. The government actively encourages community involvement through public meetings, polls, and other initiatives. In addition to these activities, local residents also have access to resources such as a Citizen Advisory Board which enables people to have their opinions heard on matters such as development projects and growth plans. All elections are held on a nonpartisan ballot and feature candidates with varying backgrounds and areas of expertise. The citizens of Gilberts take great pride in their local politics and strive to ensure that all voices are heard.
The political climate in Gilberts, 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
Gilberts, 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.
Gilberts, 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 Gilberts, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,309 contributions totaling $270,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 935 contributions totaling $151,348 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)