The politics in 60042 Island Lake, IL are heavily influenced by the local government. The main political figures of the town are Mayor Charles Amrich and his supporting board members. They work together to create and implement policy decisions for the town that ensure it remains an optimal place to live and raise a family. These decisions involve improving infrastructure, providing access to educational resources, maintaining public safety, and creating new jobs for residents. The island lake community is highly involved in local politics and regularly votes on ballot initiatives during elections. This involvement helps keep elected officials accountable for their actions while also ensuring that the voices of citizens are heard when it comes to decision-making in the community.
The political climate in Zip 60042 (Island Lake, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, IL is strongly liberal. In Lake County, IL 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Lake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60042 (Island Lake, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Island Lake, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Island Lake, 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 60042 (Island Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 219 contributions totaling $11,064 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)