Greenwood, IL is a small town in the state of Illinois with a population of about 5,500 people. It is an affluent town in the heart of the Midwestern United States and has been known for its strong sense of community and rural character for many years. The town itself is governed by a Mayor-Council system where the mayor is elected every four years and the council members are elected from seven districts across the city. The current mayor of Greenwood, IL is Richard Arana who was elected in 2015 and has since been re-elected for another term in 2019. In addition to local politics, Greenwood also has representation in state government through their State Representative, Jeanie Ives and State Senator, Jason Plummer. Greenwood residents also have access to both federal representation through their US Representative Rodney Davis and US Senator Tammy Duckworth who both serve as representatives for all of Illinois. Overall, Greenwood has a strong sense of civic engagement that allows its citizens to get involved in local political discussions and decisions that impact their lives on a daily basis.
The political climate in Greenwood, IL is somewhat conservative.
McHenry County, IL is leaning conservative. In McHenry County, IL 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 47.5%.
McHenry county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenwood, IL is somewhat conservative.
McHenry County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
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.
Greenwood, Illinois: R R d r r r
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 Greenwood, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,011 contributions totaling $157,497 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $50,863 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)