Limestone, IL is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The City Council is comprised of seven members, including the mayor. These elected officials make decisions regarding the city's budget, public policy initiatives, and programs for the betterment of the citizens. The current mayor of Limestone is Mary Jones, who was elected in 2019 after serving two terms as a Councilwoman. The city also holds regular elections for its other six council seats. Over the past few years, Limestone has seen an increase in civic engagement from its residents when it comes to local politics. More and more people are getting involved in their local government and ensuring that their voice is heard in the decision-making process. With this newfound energy, the City Council has been able to pass more citizen-driven initiatives designed to improve the quality of life for all Limestone residents.
The political climate in Limestone, IL is moderately conservative.
Kankakee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Kankakee County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kankakee county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
Kankakee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Limestone, IL is moderately conservative.
Kankakee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Kankakee Metro Area is moderately 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.
Limestone, 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 Limestone, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 490 contributions totaling $41,357 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $100,336 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $471 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)