Lake Bluff, IL has a long history of local politics and civic engagement. Located in Lake County, the village of Lake Bluff is home to a diverse population of about 6,000 citizens. As a community, they have come together to elect leaders who will best represent them and make decisions that will positively impact their lives. Currently, the village board consists of six members from various political backgrounds that work together to ensure the best possible outcomes for the village. Local elections are held every two years in April and all registered voters are encouraged to participate in this process to help keep local democracy alive and thriving. It is through participation in these elections that citizens can have their voices heard and shape their future community.
The political climate in Zip 60044 (Lake Bluff, IL) is moderately 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 60044 (Lake Bluff, IL) is moderately liberal.
Lake Bluff, Illinois is moderately 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.
Lake Bluff, 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 60044 (Lake Bluff)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 977 contributions totaling $235,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 571 contributions totaling $236,263 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $414 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)