The politics in 60048 Libertyville, IL are quite important to the local community. Each election season, many independent candidates put their name forward to represent their community in local and state government positions. These candidates work hard to reach out to voters and discuss issues that matter most to the Libertyville area. During the most recent election season, residents of Libertyville had the privilege of voting for a mayor, aldermen, county commissioners, representatives for the state legislature, and congressional representatives from Illinois' 10th district. Local political organizations like the Lake County Democrats and Lake County Republicans help inform voters on their role in democracy and encourage citizens to get involved in local politics. Those interested in being informed about upcoming elections can also visit official websites such as the Cook County Clerk or the Illinois State Board of Elections.
The political climate in Zip 60048 (Libertyville, 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 60048 (Libertyville, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Libertyville, 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.
Libertyville, 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 60048 (Libertyville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,912 contributions totaling $283,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 775 contributions totaling $652,539 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $842 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)