Lemont, IL is a small town located in the state of Illinois. Despite its small size, politics are still an important part of life in this area. The local government is responsible for providing services to residents and making decisions that affect the entire town. Local elections are held every two years to elect representatives who will represent Lemont in the county and state governments. At the federal level, Lemont is represented by Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, as well as Representative Mike Quigley in the House of Representatives. The elected officials serve their constituents by advocating for improved infrastructure, better jobs, and better education opportunities for their community. Additionally, they work together to promote economic growth throughout the area in order to improve quality of life for all citizens of Lemont.
The political climate in Lemont, IL is somewhat 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
Lemont, IL is somewhat 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.
Lemont, 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 Lemont, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,290 contributions totaling $284,079 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 936 contributions totaling $274,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)