The politics in 60958 Pembroke Township, IL are largely influenced by the local government. The township is governed by a board of trustees that are elected by the residents to serve four-year terms. Currently, each seat on the board of trustees is held by a member of the Democratic Party. They work to enact policies and regulations that benefit the residents while ensuring that all citizens have access to their rights and responsibilities as citizens of Pembroke Township. Through these initiatives, they strive to create an environment where everyone can live comfortably and safely. Other aspects of politics in 60958 Pembroke Township, IL include various civic organizations such as churches, youth groups, clubs and other community activities which provide services to support civic engagement and promote pride in the township’s culture and heritage. Additionally, local businesses often play an important role in contributing to the economy and providing employment opportunities for residents.
The political climate in Zip 60958 (Pembroke Township, IL) is leaning conservative.
Kankakee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Kankakee County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kankakee county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
Kankakee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60958 (Pembroke Township, IL) is leaning conservative.
Pembroke Township, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Kankakee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Kankakee Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Pembroke Township, 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 60958 (Pembroke Township)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)