The village of Algonquin, IL, located in McHenry County and zipcode 60102, is a vibrant and lively community with an active political scene. The mayor of Algonquin is John Schmitt, who has been in office since 2017. The Village Board consists of six trustees who are elected by the citizens of Algonquin to serve four-year terms. Every two years, three trustees are up for election. The board serves as the legislative body for the village, making decisions about important local initiatives such as zoning regulations, taxation policies and economic development opportunities. Additionally, many other non-elected officials contribute to the political process in Algonquin. For example, advisory boards and commissions research specific topics and provide recommendations to the village board on how to approach complex issues facing the community. In sum, Algonquin's government provides ample opportunity for its residents to get involved with local politics and have their voices heard within their community.
The political climate in Zip 60102 (Algonquin, 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 60102 (Algonquin, IL) is leaning conservative.
Algonquin, 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.
Algonquin, 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 60102 (Algonquin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,330 contributions totaling $80,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $66,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $391 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)