The politics in the 60649 zip code of Chicago, IL are strongly influenced by the Democratic Party. Local representatives have been strongly supported by the neighborhood and continue to be re-elected year after year. Community involvement is also important, with residents working together to bring about positive change in the area. The city has seen a lot of growth and development over the last decade, and this has been largely driven by political initiatives from both elected leaders and grassroots efforts. From improving public transportation access to encouraging new businesses to move into the area, there has been a strong emphasis on creating economic opportunities for residents. Additionally, local politicians have worked hard to tackle social issues such as poverty and education disparities that disproportionately affect low-income families living in this part of Chicago.
The political climate in Zip 60649 (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 60649 (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 60649 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,548 contributions totaling $361,358 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $14,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $721 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)