The politics of 60156 Lake in the Hills, IL are governed by the local government. The mayor of Lake in the Hills is Chris Pecak. The village board is composed of six trustees and the mayor who are elected by residents every four years. Lake in the Hills has a council-manager form of government that combines the political leadership of an elected mayor and board with the managerial experience of a professional, appointed manager. The village board is responsible for developing policies and ordinances to regulate local activities and makes decisions on issues related to public safety, development, public works, finance, and other matters. Decisions made by the village board are subject to approval by referendum or court proceedings if necessary. The village also has a variety of committees which provide input on various initiatives such as environmental protection, economic development, community relations, etc. Residents can attend and participate in meetings held by these committees to learn more about current issues facing their community.
The political climate in Zip 60156 (Lake in the Hills, IL) is leaning conservative.
McHenry County, IL is leaning conservative. In McHenry County, IL 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 47.5%.
McHenry county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60156 (Lake in the Hills, IL) is leaning conservative.
Lake in the Hills, Illinois is leaning conservative.
McHenry County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
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 in the Hills, 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 60156 (Lake in the Hills)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 455 contributions totaling $30,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $10,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)