Herscher, IL is a small rural community located in Kankakee County. Although it has a small population of just over 1,400 people, the area is home to many businesses and farms. Politics in Herscher are primarily localized to Kankakee County. The county Board of Commissioners are responsible for the governance of the area and they hold elections every two years for their board seats. The local political candidates will vary depending on the election but typically consist of familiar names who are well known within the community. Local organizations such as churches, schools, and civic groups hold events to promote candidates and encourage residents to participate in the voting process. All in all, politics in Herscher are an important factor that contributes to its overall growth and development.
The political climate in Zip 60941 (Herscher, IL) is moderately 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 60941 (Herscher, IL) is moderately conservative.
Herscher, Illinois is moderately 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.
Herscher, 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 60941 (Herscher)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $380 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)