The politics in the small village of Minooka, IL 60447 are heavily influenced by the local government. The village is run by a mayor and six trustees, who are elected by the residents of the village in non-partisan elections. The mayor and trustees serve four-year terms and work together to make decisions on matters such as land use, public safety, economic development, parks and recreation, services for seniors, and other local issues that affect Minooka residents. Issues important to citizens of Minooka include preserving green spaces for recreational activities and advocating for more job opportunities in the area. Local charities like Feed My Sheep are supported by members of the community as a way to give back to those less fortunate. It goes without saying that politics in Minooka play an important role in shaping the lives of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 60447 (Minooka, IL) is strongly conservative.
Grundy County, IL is strongly conservative. In Grundy County, IL 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Grundy county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60447 (Minooka, IL) is strongly conservative.
Minooka, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Grundy County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Minooka, 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 60447 (Minooka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $15,252 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $32,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)