Port Barrington, IL is a small town with a population of approximately 4,000 people. It has a government that is run by the Village Board of Trustees, which consists of six elected trustees who serve four-year terms. This board oversees the day-to-day operations of the village, including budgeting and policy implementation. They are also responsible for appointing local committees to take on specific tasks such as infrastructure and zoning regulations. The current trustees are committed to working together to ensure Port Barrington's growth and development in a responsible and sustainable manner. Local elections for trustees occur every four years in April and feature candidates from both major political parties. In recent elections, residents have voted for candidates based on their views on local issues rather than party affiliation. The Board of Trustees works hard to ensure all decisions made for the town are in its best interest and benefit all citizens alike.
The political climate in Port Barrington, IL is somewhat 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
Port Barrington, IL is somewhat 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.
Port Barrington, 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 Port Barrington, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,177 contributions totaling $5,433,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,911 contributions totaling $10,261,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,035 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)