Highwood, IL is a small city located in Lake County and has seen much change over the years. While it is known for its diverse culture, thriving businesses and local attractions, the politics of Highwood have also had an impact on the city’s development and growth. Local politicians have worked hard to create an environment that benefits residents and visitors alike. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education and economic development are all top priorities for local officials in Highwood. They strive to ensure that resources are allocated fairly throughout the community while creating policies that promote growth and prosperity. Local political candidates frequently come up with innovative solutions to address the issues most affecting their constituents. Whether it's access to public transportation or increasing services for senior citizens, local politicians are always looking for ways to make life better in Highwood.
The political climate in Highwood, IL is moderately 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
Highwood, IL is moderately 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.
Highwood, 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 Highwood, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,173 contributions totaling $6,169,378 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $381 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,366 contributions totaling $1,156,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $847 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)