The politics in 60073 Round Lake Beach, IL are governed by the Mayor and six Village Trustees who were elected by local residents. The Mayor and Trustees are responsible for setting village policies, overseeing government operations, and managing the village’s budget. In addition, they work closely with local law enforcement to ensure that laws and regulations are followed in the community. The Village Trustees serve as the board of directors for the Round Lake Beach Economic Development Corporation, which is dedicated to promoting economic growth in the area. Residents can also get involved in politics by attending village board meetings or volunteering for a political campaign or organization. By engaging in local politics, citizens can help shape their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 60073 (Round Lake Beach, IL) is moderately 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 60073 (Round Lake Beach, IL) is moderately liberal.
Round Lake Beach, Illinois is moderately 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.
Round Lake Beach, 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 60073 (Round Lake Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 886 contributions totaling $38,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $12,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)