Vernon Hills is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. The current population of Vernon Hills is estimated to be 25,113. The village is governed by the Vernon Hills Village Board which consists of six trustees, along with the mayor. These elected officials are responsible for creating the laws and policies that guide the operations of the village government. In addition to enacting laws, they are also responsible for public safety, infrastructure maintenance and development, community services, cultural events and more. There have been several local political candidates who have run for office in Vernon Hills in recent years but it is not necessary to name them here. Though each candidate may bring different perspectives to the table when it comes to governing the village, all share a common goal of making Vernon Hills a great place to live and work for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 60061 (Vernon Hills, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, IL is strongly liberal. In Lake County, IL 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Lake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60061 (Vernon Hills, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Vernon Hills, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Vernon Hills, 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 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 60061 (Vernon Hills)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,557 contributions totaling $196,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $56,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)