West Dundee, IL (zip code 60118) is a vibrant community located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Politically, it is a diverse area where individuals from all walks of life come together and advocate for different causes and opinions. The village government in West Dundee consists of six trustees elected by local residents to serve four-year terms. The trustees are responsible for approving the annual budget, enacting ordinances, and appointing the Village Administrator. Currently, the mayor of West Dundee is Chris Nelson, who has held office since 2017. Local residents also have the opportunity to get involved on issues that affect their community by participating in village meetings or volunteering on official committees. Through these forms of engagement, West Dundee residents can make sure their voices are heard when important decisions are made about their community.
The political climate in Zip 60118 (West Dundee, 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
Zip 60118 (West Dundee, IL) is leaning liberal.
West Dundee, Illinois 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.
West Dundee, 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 60118 (West Dundee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 505 contributions totaling $48,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $33,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)