Mokena, IL is a small town located in Will County, with an estimated population of 19,000 people. The local government consists of six elected officials, including the mayor and village trustees. The mayor of Mokena is Frank Fleischer and the current trustees include Jim Tipton, Joe Weitzel, Bob Jodat, Jon Biedron, and John O'Neill. The town holds regular elections in which citizens can vote for their choice of leader. Political issues that are important to the residents include economic growth and development, public safety and education. Mokena has also recently shown support for green initiatives such as sustainable energy sources and rainwater harvesting. As a result of its commitment to progress and sustainable living, Mokena has become a great place to live for its current inhabitants and potential new residents alike.
The political climate in Zip 60448 (Mokena, IL) is leaning liberal.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60448 (Mokena, IL) is leaning liberal.
Mokena, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Will County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Mokena, 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 60448 (Mokena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 468 contributions totaling $62,969 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 236 contributions totaling $112,441 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $476 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)