St. Charles, IL is a charming city located in the Fox Valley region of Illinois. It has an active political scene with two prominent political parties represented in the local government. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party both have a strong presence in St Charles, and several local candidates run for office every election cycle. Residents of St Charles take an active role in local politics; they engage in debates on issues important to their community, support their favorite candidates, and cast their votes accordingly. There are also many organizations and events that encourage civic involvement and educate citizens on important topics such as voting rights and government reform. The city takes pride in its democratic process, ensuring that everyone has a voice in deciding the direction of their city’s future.
The political climate in St. Charles, IL is leaning liberal.
Kane County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Kane County, IL 56.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kane county remained strongly Democratic, 56.1% to 41.7%.
Kane county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Charles, IL is leaning liberal.
Kane 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.
St. Charles, 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 St. Charles, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,504 contributions totaling $1,010,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,896 contributions totaling $1,791,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $619 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)