Wauconda is a small village located in the state of Illinois. The politics of Wauconda are driven by local residents who care deeply about their community and its future. Local political candidates are elected to serve on the Village Board, which is responsible for setting policies and making decisions that affect the quality of life in Wauconda. Through these elected officials, residents have a say in how their tax money is spent and what kind of development takes place in the village. The Village Board members are committed to ensuring that all citizens of Wauconda receive excellent public services, while also striving to maintain a strong economic environment for businesses to thrive in the area. Furthermore, they strive to create an environment with ample recreational and cultural opportunities, so that residents can enjoy all that Wauconda has to offer.
The political climate in Wauconda, IL is somewhat 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
Wauconda, IL is somewhat 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.
Wauconda, 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 Wauconda, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,524 contributions totaling $594,123 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,101 contributions totaling $786,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $715 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)