The politics in Chemung CDP, IL are mainly affected by local and state governments. The town is a part of the district that elects representatives for the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives. These representatives represent the interests of their constituents in Chemung CDP, IL as well as the surrounding townships and counties. It is also part of a larger congressional district which affects federal politics. The town does not have any specific political candidates; however, its citizens are encouraged to get involved in local and statewide political campaigns that help shape decisions that affect their community. This involvement helps to ensure that the needs of Chemung CDP, IL are heard in government decisions.
The political climate in Chemung, 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
Chemung, IL 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.
Chemung, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Chemung, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,212 contributions totaling $43,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $23,112 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)