Marengo, IL is a small town located in McHenry County with a rich history and vibrant community. Politics in Marengo are decided on by the local government and their representatives. The town council is composed of nine members who are elected to four-year terms. The mayor serves as the head of the town council and presides over regular council meetings. Issues that may be discussed at these meetings include budgetary matters, public safety concerns, infrastructure projects, and any other ordinances or resolutions passed by the council. Additionally, the Mayor appoints members of various commissions and task forces to address certain issues in more depth. Every election year, residents of Marengo have the opportunity to cast their ballots for candidates running for office who have been nominated by either major party or independents. Each candidate campaigns on specific platforms that aim to improve the quality of life of all residents in Marengo.
The political climate in Marengo, IL is leaning 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
Marengo, IL is leaning 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.
Marengo, 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 Marengo, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,918 contributions totaling $140,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 380 contributions totaling $67,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)