The politics of Lake Catherine, IL are as important to the local residents as they are to the state and national governments. The city has its own mayor and council members who work hard to make sure the community is safe, prosperous, and well-connected. In addition, two representatives from the city serve in the Illinois State House and one in the United States House of Representatives. Regular civic engagement is encouraged, with local events such as town hall meetings providing an opportunity for citizens to learn more about their government’s plans for the future. The local elections also provide a platform for the public to choose who best represents them. All in all, Lake Catherine is a vital part of Illinois' political landscape and has a strong voice when it comes to affecting policy changes on both state and federal levels.
The political climate in Lake Catherine, IL is leaning 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
Lake Catherine, IL is leaning 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.
Lake Catherine, 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 Lake Catherine, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 615 contributions totaling $37,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 423 contributions totaling $37,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)