Chicago Heights, IL is a small city located in the state of Illinois. It has a diverse population and is home to many different ethnic backgrounds, religions, and cultures. The local government of Chicago Heights consists of an elected Mayor and six City Council members who represent their respective wards. The Mayor is responsible for setting policy goals for the city, while City Council members are responsible for making sure that those policies are implemented. In addition to these positions, there are also various committees such as the Planning Commission and Economic Development Commission which provide advice and guidance on important topics related to the development of the city. Local elections take place every four years with all candidates campaigning heavily across the city’s many neighborhoods. Issues concerning education, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth remain at the forefront of political discussion in Chicago Heights.
The political climate in Chicago Heights, IL is strongly 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
Chicago Heights, IL is strongly 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 Heights, 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 Chicago Heights, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,552 contributions totaling $557,842 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 358 contributions totaling $70,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)