The small town of Lily Lake, IL is an idyllic place to live. With a population of around 4,000 people, it has a tight-knit sense of community and strong relationships between its citizens. The town's politics are no exception; local elections for mayor and city council have been competitive in recent years, with a number of qualified candidates running for each office. Residents are encouraged to take part in the process by attending public forums and becoming informed on the issues that matter the most to them. There is also plenty of discussion and debate among residents about who they believe should be chosen for political office next. In general, everyone in Lily Lake agrees that the decisions made by their local officials should prioritize the well-being and prosperity of all members of the community.
The political climate in Lily Lake, IL is leaning liberal.
Kane County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Kane County, IL 56.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kane county remained strongly Democratic, 56.1% to 41.7%.
Kane county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lily Lake, IL is leaning liberal.
Kane County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Lily Lake, 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 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 Lily Lake, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,134 contributions totaling $181,418 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 622 contributions totaling $199,821 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)