The politics in 60124 Elgin, IL are heavily influenced by the city of Elgin's local government. The city is led by Mayor David Kaptain and the City Council, which consists of 9 aldermen elected from each district. Every two years, residents can vote for their representatives to help shape the policies and make decisions on behalf of the city. In addition to the City Council, Elgin also has an Intergovernmental Committee that works with other local municipalities and state agencies. The goal of this committee is to promote regional cooperation and problem solving. Elgin's citizens also have a voice in what happens in their community through active engagement in various civic groups, such as Neighborhood Watch programs, youth counseling initiatives, public safety task forces, and more. This collective effort ensures that all citizens are well represented in the city's decision-making process.
The political climate in Zip 60124 (Elgin, IL) is leaning liberal.
Kane County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Kane County, IL 56.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kane county remained strongly Democratic, 56.1% to 41.7%.
Kane county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60124 (Elgin, IL) is leaning liberal.
Elgin, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Kane County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Elgin, 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 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 60124 (Elgin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,352 contributions totaling $95,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $32,303 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)