Kenilworth, IL is a small village located in Cook County. The local politics of the area are dominated by the village's board of trustees and president. This governing body is responsible for setting policies and regulations that affect the community, such as tax rates, zoning laws, and services provided to residents. Issues of public safety and infrastructure are also important topics within Kenilworth's political landscape. Citizens have the opportunity to become involved by attending public meetings and voicing their opinion on issues relevant to them. Another way for constituents to make a difference is by voting in local elections; these elections often feature candidates with different views on how the village should be managed. All in all, Kenilworth has an active political environment where residents can engage in meaningful discussion and help shape their community’s future.
The political climate in Kenilworth, IL is moderately liberal.
Cook County, IL is very liberal. In Cook County, IL 74.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cook county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.2% to 24.0%.
Cook county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kenilworth, IL is moderately liberal.
Cook County, Illinois is very 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.
Kenilworth, Illinois: D D 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 Kenilworth, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,454 contributions totaling $6,265,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $663 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,334 contributions totaling $5,060,548 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,518 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)