Bourbonnais, IL is a small, rural city in Kankakee County, located in the northeastern part of the state. It is a vibrant and lively community with a rich history and culture. The local politics of Bourbonnais are led by an elected mayor and six council members who serve for four-year terms. Together, they are responsible for setting policy direction and overseeing the government’s day-to-day operations. The city is also served by two representatives to the Illinois House of Representatives and one to the Illinois Senate. All three represent districts that include parts of Bourbonnais. For local elections, residents vote on individual races as well as party affiliation for candidates at the municipal level. In recent years, Bourbonnais has seen increased voter turnout for local elections due to increased civic engagement among citizens.
The political climate in Zip 60914 (Bourbonnais, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Kankakee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Kankakee County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kankakee county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
Kankakee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60914 (Bourbonnais, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Bourbonnais, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Kankakee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Kankakee Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Bourbonnais, 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 60914 (Bourbonnais)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 504 contributions totaling $25,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $31,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)