The 60629 zip code in Chicago, IL is an area that is full of diversity and culture. With a range of different ethnicities, cultures and religions living side by side, the local politics in this area reflect the diversity of its citizens. In terms of local political representation, the area is represented at both a state level and a national level. At the state level, 60629 is represented by Senator Mattie Hunter and at the national level it is represented by Congressman Bobby Rush. At a local government level, 60629 residents are served by Alderman Stephanie Coleman who works to ensure that their voices are heard in the city's decision making process. Local politicians from across the political spectrum strive to ensure that all voices are represented in our democracy.
The political climate in Zip 60629 (Chicago, IL) is very 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
Zip 60629 (Chicago, IL) is very liberal.
Chicago, Illinois is very 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.
Chicago, 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 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 60629 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 388 contributions totaling $27,567 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $10,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)