Ringwood, IL is a small town located in McHenry County with a population of about 2,500 people. The town does not have its own local government but is instead governed by the county. Every year, local residents elect officials to serve on the McHenry County board and fill various other positions in the county. These officials represent Ringwood's interests and work to ensure that the town is well taken care of. The election process starts at the local level with candidates competing for votes from Ringwood residents. Candidates who are elected then go on to represent Ringwood's interests on issues ranging from transportation to taxes at the county level. Through this democratic process, Ringwood citizens have an opportunity to make their voices heard and make sure their needs are met by those in charge of governing them.
The political climate in Ringwood, 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
Ringwood, 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.
Ringwood, 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 Ringwood, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,014 contributions totaling $40,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $33,447 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)