Ringwood, IL is a small town located in McHenry County with a population of just under 1,200 people. It has been a part of the county since 1841 and has seen many changes over the years. Politically, Ringwood is primarily conservative and typically votes Republican in elections. The local government consists of a Mayor and four Village Trustees who are elected to four-year terms by the people of Ringwood. Currently, those in office are Mayor Stephanie Rizzo, Trustee Mike Holcomb, Trustee Frank Bellanti, Trustee Bryan Johnson and Trustee David Borkland. Each trustee serves on various committees for the local government as well as helping out with local town events such as the Fourth of July celebration. Voters in Ringwood have recently been focused on issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements and economic growth for the community. Overall, politics in 60072 Ringwood, IL indicate that it is typically conservative and largely supportive of Republican candidates.
The political climate in Zip 60072 (Ringwood, IL) is somewhat 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 60072 (Ringwood, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Ringwood, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Ringwood, 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 60072 (Ringwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $2,730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)