Verona, IL is a small city located in the heart of Illinois. It has a population of just over 5,800 people and is governed by an elected mayor and aldermen. The city has long valued its independence and community spirit. As such, local politics in Verona are largely focused on how to best serve the needs of its citizens. This often includes issues of economic development, education reform, transportation infrastructure improvements, tax policies that benefit residents, environmental protection efforts, and social services initiatives for those in need. Every two years elections are held to choose new candidates for mayor and aldermen who will work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met. Local political participation is highly encouraged as it allows citizens to have their voices heard and make sure their elected officials represent their interests.
The political climate in Zip 60479 (Verona, 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 60479 (Verona, IL) is strongly conservative.
Verona, 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.
Verona, 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 60479 (Verona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)