Venetian Village, IL is a small village located in the heart of Illinois. Despite its small size, it has a long history of political involvement. The village is governed by a Mayor and six elected Aldermen who are responsible for setting local laws and regulations. Each year, citizens of Venetian Village vote on the mayor and Aldermen candidates who they believe will best represent their interests. These local elections are important to Venetians as they bring residents together to have their voices heard in the most direct way possible. In addition to voting for local political leaders, residents of the village also participate in state-wide and national elections, making sure that their views are heard on a larger scale. Through these various forms of political engagement, Venetian Village is an example of how small communities can still take part in the democratic process and make a difference in the lives of their fellow citizens.
The political climate in Venetian Village, IL is leaning 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
Venetian Village, IL is leaning 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.
Venetian Village, 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 Venetian Village, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,174 contributions totaling $112,993 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $42,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)