New Lenox, IL is a vibrant community in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago. The town is governed by an elected president and six trustees who make up the Village Board of Trustees. The village board is responsible for setting policies and enacting ordinances that shape the way New Lenox operates. As citizens of New Lenox, residents are encouraged to participate in local politics by voting in elections and attending public meetings held by the village board. Additionally, citizens can voice their opinions at Town Hall meetings where the Board of Trustees will listen to their comments and address any concerns they may have. By participating in local politics, New Lenox residents can ensure that their voices are heard and that their views are represented when it comes to decision-making in their community.
The political climate in New Lenox, IL is leaning conservative.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Lenox, IL is leaning conservative.
Will County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
New Lenox, 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 New Lenox, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,801 contributions totaling $229,959 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,189 contributions totaling $329,365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)