Woodstock, IL is a small city located about 60 miles northwest of Chicago in McHenry County. It has a long history of being politically active and engaging with the local community. The city is known for its strong democratic voting base, with the Democratic Party typically holding a majority of elected positions. The current mayor is Brian Sager, who was elected to a second four-year term in 2019. He has been praised for his leadership style and his commitment to making Woodstock a better place for all residents to live in. In addition, other local politicians include State Representative Steven Reick, who serves on the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee; Senator Robert Martwick, who represents the 10th Senate district; and Board of Commissioners members Cal Skinner Jr., Mary Donner and John Jung Jr., among others. Woodstock residents have an extensive list of candidates to choose from when it comes time to vote, ensuring that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 60098 (Woodstock, 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 60098 (Woodstock, IL) is leaning conservative.
Woodstock, 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.
Woodstock, 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 60098 (Woodstock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,867 contributions totaling $147,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $42,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)