Montgomery, IL is a small town located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. It has a diverse population of about 24,000 people, and an active local government. The village is run by a Mayor and six Village Trustees who are elected to four-year terms that overlap. The Mayor serves as the executive officer for the village, while the Board of Trustees are responsible for setting policy. Elections for mayoral and trustee positions take place every two years in April. The candidates come from different backgrounds and perspectives, but all strive to represent their constituents’ best interests. Montgomery is dedicated to providing high-quality services and creating a pleasant living environment for its citizens. In addition to its local politics, Montgomery also participates in state and federal elections as well.
The political climate in Montgomery, IL is leaning conservative.
Kendall County, IL is leaning liberal. In Kendall County, IL 51.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kendall county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.7% to 45.9%.
Kendall county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montgomery, IL is leaning conservative.
Kendall County, Illinois is leaning 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.
Montgomery, Illinois: R R d r r 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 Montgomery, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,899 contributions totaling $763,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,441 contributions totaling $320,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)