Indian Creek, IL is a small suburban town located about 45 minutes outside of Chicago. While it remains a predominantly residential area, the political dynamics of the town have been changing in recent years. As the population has grown, so too has its political influence and representation. In November 2020, voters will be choosing from a variety of candidates running for local office. These include candidates for mayor, city councilors, school board members, and others. Each candidate brings their own unique perspective to the table and are committed to representing their constituents to the best of their ability if elected. The citizens of Indian Creek take great pride in being informed and engaged with their local politics and will no doubt make an educated choice in November.
The political climate in Indian Creek, 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
Indian Creek, 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.
Indian Creek, 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 Indian Creek, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,251 contributions totaling $299,887 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 392 contributions totaling $650,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,660 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)