Virgil, IL is a small town located in the midwest of the United States. The local politics in Virgil involve elected officials from the city council, mayor, school board, and county government. The citizens of Virgil have a say in these decisions through public forums, voting in elections, or participating in other civic activities. The council members are responsible for creating and passing laws and budgets as well as managing economic development and infrastructure projects. These decisions greatly impact the quality of life for all residents of Virgil. Additionally, there are several local political candidates who have been active in Virgil over the years and have worked to improve their community. Many of these candidates focus on improving public services such as schools, transportation systems, libraries, parks and recreation centers. They also strive to promote social equity through initiatives such as affordable housing programs or by supporting local businesses. By engaging with the citizens of Virgil and being involved with the community, these candidates strive to shape a better future for everyone living within its boundaries.
The political climate in Virgil, IL is leaning conservative.
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
Virgil, IL is leaning conservative.
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.
Virgil, 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 Virgil, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $6,957 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $5,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)