The politics of Winthrop Harbor, IL are largely dominated by the Republican Party. In local elections, candidates are frequently Republicans, although there is a small presence of Democrats as well. This is reflective of the general trend in the state of Illinois where Republicans typically have a majority. When it comes to issues and policies, Winthrop Harbor residents often favor fiscal responsibility and limited government intervention in their lives. Additionally, many residents take pride in their town’s history and they seek to maintain its unique character while embracing progress. Locals often support environmental protection initiatives such as improving water quality or creating green spaces around town. All these values help shape the political landscape in Winthrop Harbor and affect how people vote.
The political climate in Winthrop Harbor, 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
Winthrop Harbor, 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.
Winthrop Harbor, 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 Winthrop Harbor, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 829 contributions totaling $38,699 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 224 contributions totaling $35,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)