Indian Head Park, IL is a small village located in Cook County. It is home to just over 4,300 residents and offers a quiet suburban lifestyle for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of Chicago's urban life. The politics of Indian Head Park are managed by an elected mayor and village board members. Local laws and regulations are enforced by the Mayor’s office as well as an appointed Village Manager and Village Clerk. Over the years, Indian Head Park has remained relatively free of political controversy or scandal, meaning that residents can rest assured that their local government is operating with integrity. The village board meets monthly to discuss various aspects of municipal operations such as land use and development, infrastructure maintenance, public safety, and more. Furthermore, the village maintains strong relationships with nearby townships and cities in order to ensure that its citizens have access to all necessary services.
The political climate in Indian Head Park, IL is moderately liberal.
Cook County, IL is very liberal. In Cook County, IL 74.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cook county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.2% to 24.0%.
Cook county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Indian Head Park, IL is moderately liberal.
Cook County, Illinois is very 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.
Indian Head Park, Illinois: D D 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 Indian Head Park, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,676 contributions totaling $1,525,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,468 contributions totaling $562,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)