Shorewood, IL is a small town located in Will County. Despite its size, the politics of Shorewood are important to its residents. The town is currently governed by six trustees elected to four-year terms on a nonpartisan ballot. The Trustees manage the day-to-day decisions and long-term goals of the town and work closely with local businesses, organizations, and citizens to ensure that all voices are heard within Shorewood's political process. In addition, there are various other local politicians who serve in positions such as school board members and representatives in the state legislature. These individuals provide important insight into the needs of Shorewood's residents and strive to make sure their interests are always represented in state and local decision-making processes.
The political climate in Shorewood, 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
Shorewood, 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.
Shorewood, 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 Shorewood, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,226 contributions totaling $83,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 329 contributions totaling $60,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)