Wadsworth, IL is a small town in northern Illinois. While it is not particularly well known for its politics, the people of Wadsworth still have some say in how their local government functions and who represents them. Every two years, residents of Wadsworth come together to elect representatives from the town councils to represent them at the county level. The candidates who are elected are responsible for making decisions that affect the entire community. They work closely with county officials to ensure that Wadsworth receives necessary services such as police protection, road maintenance, emergency medical assistance and other forms of support. Furthermore, they also work to develop policies that reflect the values and desires of the people living in Wadsworth. Through this process, local politicians strive to make sure that Wadsworth remains a safe and prosperous place for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Wadsworth, 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
Wadsworth, 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.
Wadsworth, 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 Wadsworth, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,079 contributions totaling $317,414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,366 contributions totaling $250,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)