Volo, IL is a small town in Lake County, Illinois. It is home to a vibrant political community and its residents take pride in their civic engagement. Local politics in Volo revolve around the Volo Village Board, who are responsible for making decisions about the overall governance of the village. These officials are elected by the residents of Volo every two years and serve as representatives of the local people. The Board has seven members: three trustees, three trustees-elect and one village president. They are responsible for making decisions on matters such as zoning regulations, public safety, infrastructure improvements and economic development within the village. The Board also works to build relationships with neighboring townships and counties to ensure that all voices are heard in local government processes. In addition, there are several other organizations in Volo that work to promote volunteerism among its citizens and ensure that all voices are represented at a local level.
The political climate in Volo, 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
Volo, 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.
Volo, 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 Volo, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,179 contributions totaling $145,848 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 430 contributions totaling $64,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)