The politics in the 60097 Wonder Lake, IL area are mainly focused on local issues that affect the residents of the community. The main topics discussed throughout the year include infrastructure improvements, budgeting for schools and other public services, and policies to ensure the safety of citizens. A few local political candidates regularly run in the area each year and focus their campaigns on issues that are important to the people of Wonder Lake. Examples of these issues include increasing access to healthcare services, creating jobs, providing better street lighting, and improving public transportation options. By working together with local leaders and engaging with citizens directly, these candidates can make a real difference in their community.
The political climate in Zip 60097 (Wonder Lake, IL) is leaning 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 60097 (Wonder Lake, IL) is leaning conservative.
Wonder Lake, Illinois is leaning 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.
Wonder Lake, 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 60097 (Wonder Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 144 contributions totaling $9,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $8,601 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)