Lakewood, IL is a small town located just north of Chicago. The people of Lakewood are very engaged in local politics and take an active role in shaping the future of their community. The town is governed by a mayor and a city council with seven members elected by residents every four years. The mayor and council work together to ensure the safe and prosperous growth of Lakewood. They craft policies that promote economic development, encourage businesses to invest in the town, and maintain Lakewood’s vibrant sense of community. Additionally, the town has several local advocacy groups that work to improve the quality of life for citizens through initiatives like creating new parks and green spaces, increasing public safety measures, and addressing issues with poverty or homelessness. Through these efforts, Lakewood continues to be a great place to call home for all its citizens.
The political climate in Lakewood, IL is somewhat conservative.
McHenry County, IL is leaning conservative. In McHenry County, IL 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 47.5%.
McHenry county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakewood, IL is somewhat conservative.
McHenry County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
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.
Lakewood, Illinois: R R d 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 Lakewood, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,146 contributions totaling $729,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,840 contributions totaling $327,206 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)