Darien, IL is a small city in the Chicago metropolitan area with a diverse population of over 22,000 people. The city is governed by an aldermanic government, which consists of a mayor and eight elected aldermen. These elected officials work together to determine policies that affect the entire community. The mayor is responsible for representing the city and overseeing all municipal services. The board of aldermen are responsible for setting laws and regulations that protect citizens’ rights and ensure public safety. In addition, they serve as representatives for their wards and bring local issues to the attention of the mayor and other city leaders. Each ward holds elections every two years during which local residents can choose their ward representative as well as other candidates who wish to serve on various boards and commissions. Through these elections, Darien residents have an opportunity to shape the future of their town by electing individuals who share their values and priorities.
The political climate in Darien, IL is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, IL is moderately liberal. In DuPage County, IL 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DuPage county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 39.7%.
DuPage county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Darien, IL is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Darien, 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 Darien, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,517 contributions totaling $1,452,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,197 contributions totaling $689,644 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)