The politics of 60180 Union, IL is complex and varied. The community is heavily involved in local elections with a wide range of political candidates representing different parties in the area. Residents of 60180 Union, IL are passionate about their beliefs and support their chosen candidates by attending rallies, fundraising events, and volunteering for campaigns. Local residents also take an active role in civic engagement, ensuring that they have a voice in deciding what policies will be enacted at the municipal level. The local government takes into account the opinions of citizens when making decisions, which ultimately helps to create a more cohesive and transparent community.
The political climate in Zip 60180 (Union, IL) is somewhat 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 60180 (Union, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Union, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Union, 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 60180 (Union)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)