Round Lake Heights, IL is a small town situated in Lake County. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and close-knit community. Politically, the town has traditionally been apolitical, with most of its residents preferring to stay away from the major political debates that often consume the rest of the country. However, in recent years, some local candidates have arisen to take on more prominent roles in the political landscape of Round Lake Heights. Such candidates are committed to making sure that local issues such as schools, infrastructure and community well-being are properly addressed by their elected representatives. These candidates strive to ensure that voices of Round Lake Heights can be heard on a larger political platform.
The political climate in Round Lake Heights, 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
Round Lake Heights, 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.
Round Lake Heights, 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 Round Lake Heights, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,346 contributions totaling $119,988 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $36,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)