Sunday, June 2, 2019

The Depreciation of Independents

The next Federal Holiday on the 2019 lineup is Independence Day.

If Independence Day was established to commemorate independent voters, then there will not be much of a July 4th celebration in Lake County this year. That's because fewer than 1% of Lake County voters are independents.

Hard to believe? Well believe the Lake County Gazette:
Which Lake County precincts have the most Independents?


Rank

Precinct

City

Voters
(#)

Independents
(%)

Independent
Women (%)

Independent
Men (%)
1
Moraine Township
Precinct 211
Highland Park
1043
0.96 %
40 %
60 %
2
Moraine Township
Precinct 207
Highwood
1280
0.94 %
33.33 %
66.67 %
3
West Deerfield Township
Precinct 387
Highland Park
1221
0.90 %
27.27 %
72.73 %
4
Moraine Township
Precinct 206
Highland Park
1093
0.82 %
66.67 %
33.33 %
5
West Deerfield Township
Precinct 389
Highland Park
1102
0.82 %
33.33 %
66.67 %
6
Moraine Township
Precinct 222
Highland Park
914
0.77 %
14.29 %
85.71 %
7
Moraine Township
Precinct 205
Highland Park
949
0.74 %
42.86 %
57.14 %
8
Moraine Township
Precinct 216
Highland Park
891
0.67 %
33.33 %
66.67 %
9
Moraine Township
Precinct 215
Highland Park
1074
0.65 %
28.57 %
71.43 %
10
Moraine Township
Precinct 210
Highland Park
1075
0.65 %
71.43 %
28.57 %
11
Moraine Township
Precinct 208
Highland Park
1083
0.65 %
85.71 %
14.29 %
12
Benton Township
Precinct 55
Winthrop Harbor
937
0.64 %
66.67 %
33.33 %
13
Moraine Township
Precinct 224
Highland Park
809
0.62 %
40 %
60 %
14
Moraine Township
Precinct 209
Highland Park
1665
0.60 %
30 %
70 %
15
Libertyville Township
Precinct 169
Green Oaks
899
0.56 %
40 %
60 %
16
Moraine Township
Precinct 219
Highland Park
931
0.54 %
40 %
60 %
17
Benton Township
Precinct 52
Winthrop Harbor
963
0.52 %
80 %
20 %
18
Moraine Township
Precinct 204
Highwood
1542
0.52 %
37.50 %
62.50 %
19
Moraine Township
Precinct 212
Highland Park
1160
0.52 %
66.67 %
33.33 %
20
Moraine Township
Precinct 221
Highland Park
810
0.49 %
75 %
25 %
21
Moraine Township
Precinct 214
Highland Park
876
0.46 %
25 %
75 %
22
Moraine Township
Precinct 220
Highland Park
948
0.42 %
50 %
50 %
23
Benton Township
Precinct 51
Winthrop Harbor
996
0.40 %
0 %
100 %
24
Libertyville Township
Precinct 174
Green Oaks
1018
0.39 %
50 %
50 %
25
Fremont Township
Precinct 120
Mundelein
827
0.36 %
33.33 %
66.67 %

Voter rolls: Where are the Independent voters in Lake County precincts?
The Lake County Gazette says that if you look at Lake County's most independent precinct you will find fewer than 1% independent voters:
And this is the precinct with the most independent voters. Bottomline: Overall, the average percentage of independent voters in Lake County is even lower than that!

While the Lake County Gazette may be Lake County's #1 source of fake news, this does not mean that the Lake County Gazette is not always 100% accurate. And by your LakeCountyEye's calculation, 100% is a far cry from 0.96%.

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