Kane, Illinois is a small town with a population of about 5,000 people. Located in the heart of the Midwest, Kane is part of the state's 15th Congressional District and is represented by Republican Congressman John Shimkus. Over the years, Kane has had many elected officials dedicated to providing their constituents with quality services and support. The mayor of Kane is Bill Henderson, who was elected in 2017 and has since worked to improve the infrastructure and economy of the town. The city council consists of six members who are responsible for setting laws and balancing budgets. Additionally, there are several other local officials overseeing various aspects of the community such as law enforcement, education, healthcare, public works, parks & recreation and more. All these individuals work together to ensure that Kane remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Kane, IL is strongly conservative.
Greene County, IL is very conservative. In Greene County, IL 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.5% to 21.6%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kane, IL is strongly conservative.
Greene County, Illinois is very conservative.
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.
Kane, Illinois: R R r 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 Kane, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $368 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)