Manteno, IL is a small village located in Kankakee County. It has a diverse population of just over 4,000 people and is served by a mayor-council form of government. The village board consists of a mayor and six trustees, all elected to four-year terms by the citizens of Manteno. This local government is responsible for providing public safety and overseeing the local infrastructure, such as parks, roads, water supply systems, and waste disposal services. Additionally, the village board works to create economic development opportunities that will benefit the community. Through initiatives like grants and tax credits for small businesses, they strive to support existing businesses while encouraging new business growth in the area. Overall, the local politics in Manteno are focused on providing excellent services to its residents while promoting growth within the community.
The political climate in Manteno, 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
Manteno, 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.
Manteno, 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 Manteno, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,874 contributions totaling $18,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $22,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)