The politics of 60152 Marengo, IL revolve around local government initiatives and policies. Elected officials representing the people of Marengo are responsible for creating regulations that ensure a safe and prospering community. These individuals work to improve public safety, create or maintain jobs, keep taxes low, provide necessary services, and ensure the quality of life in the city remains high. To achieve these goals they engage with their constituents and seek innovative solutions to address the ever changing needs of the area. Additionally, they actively pursue grants and other sources of funding to help build infrastructure and continue to foster growth in Marengo. It is through their dedication that this small town remains vibrant and prosperous despite its size.
The political climate in Zip 60152 (Marengo, IL) is leaning conservative.
McHenry County, IL is leaning conservative. In McHenry County, IL 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 47.5%.
McHenry county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60152 (Marengo, IL) is leaning conservative.
Marengo, Illinois is leaning conservative.
McHenry County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
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.
Marengo, Illinois: R R d r r r
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 60152 (Marengo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 728 contributions totaling $34,876 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $16,627 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)