Hainesville, Illinois is a small city located in Northeastern Illinois. With a population of just over 2,000 residents, Hainesville is known for its quiet residential neighborhoods and access to nearby nature preserves. While the city may be small, it still has an active political life. The government for the city is run by a Mayor and Board of Trustees that are elected every four years. Elections are usually held on the first Tuesday of April each year, with registered voters in Hainesville choosing their representatives from a variety of local candidates. These representatives are responsible for setting policy decisions and managing municipal budgets to ensure that citizens receive quality services and infrastructure improvements. There is also a vibrant local Democratic and Republican party presence in Hainesville, which host events throughout the year to connect with constituents and discuss current political issues. With so many different options available to residents, everyone can get involved in the political process no matter what their beliefs or background may be.
The political climate in Hainesville, IL is somewhat 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
Hainesville, IL is somewhat 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.
Hainesville, 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 Hainesville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,929 contributions totaling $224,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 343 contributions totaling $68,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)