The city of Geneva, IL has a population of about 21,495 people. Although the city is relatively small in size compared to many others around the nation, it still plays a vital role in local politics. The current mayor of Geneva is Kevin Burns, who was first elected in 2009 and is currently serving his third term in office. In the past year, the city has been focusing on various initiatives aimed at improving public safety and infrastructure throughout the city. They have also worked to prioritize economic development and sustainability measures. For those looking to stay involved in local politics, there are several ways to do so. One of these would be to attend local city council meetings and be an active member of your community by engaging with elected officials and voicing your concerns or ideas on how you believe the city should move forward. Additionally, you could vote for political candidates that will best represent your beliefs when it comes time for elections as well as donate to campaigns or causes that you support.
The political climate in Zip 60134 (Geneva, 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 60134 (Geneva, IL) is leaning liberal.
Geneva, 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.
Geneva, 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 60134 (Geneva)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,227 contributions totaling $227,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 555 contributions totaling $240,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)