West Dundee, IL is a small town located in the western suburbs of Chicago. It is a thriving community with an active local government that works hard to ensure the best outcomes for its citizens. The town has a strong sense of civic engagement and welcomes involvement from its citizens in decision-making processes. At the local level, West Dundee has two major political parties, Republican and Democrat, both of which have been working toward the betterment of this community for decades. Local leaders are committed to ensuring that all citizens have their voices heard when it comes to issues affecting their town. In addition to electing representatives at the local level, residents also have the opportunity to vote on important initiatives and referendums that can shape the future of their community. By participating in these types of activities, residents are able to make sure that their interests are represented and considered by those making decisions on behalf of West Dundee.
The political climate in West Dundee, IL is leaning liberal.
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
West Dundee, IL is leaning liberal.
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.
West Dundee, 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 West Dundee, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 505 contributions totaling $48,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $33,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)