Mettawa, IL is a small village located in Lake County, Illinois. It is a relatively small and quiet community, with a population of around 900 people. Despite its size, Mettawa is an active part of the local political scene in Lake County. The village has an elected board of officials who work to create and implement policies that are beneficial for the residents of Mettawa. The board meets on a regular basis to discuss issues related to infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. In addition to the elected officials in Mettawa, there are numerous community organizations such as the Mettawa Civic Club and the Economic Development Commission that have been actively involved in local politics over the years. These organizations work together to create positive change that benefits all members of the Mettawa community.
The political climate in Mettawa, IL is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, IL is strongly liberal. In Lake County, IL 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Lake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mettawa, IL is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Mettawa, Illinois: r r 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 Mettawa, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,617 contributions totaling $4,487,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8,010 contributions totaling $110,609,894 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $13,809 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)