Downers Grove, IL is a vibrant and diverse suburban community in DuPage County. The community is involved in local politics and regularly elects officials to represent them in government. Recently, Sean Morrison was elected to serve as the Mayor of Downers Grove, and he is focused on addressing issues such as improving public safety, reducing taxes, and creating opportunities for economic growth. In addition to the Mayor's office, Downers Grove residents are also represented by six trustees who serve on the Village Board of Trustees. These six trustees are responsible for issues such as approving contracts with suppliers and contractors, setting tax policies, approving development plans, and generally overseeing the day-to-day operations of the village. Residents of Downers Grove have an active voice in their local government and continue to be engaged in decisions that impact their lives.
The political climate in Downers Grove, IL is leaning 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
Downers Grove, IL is leaning 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.
Downers Grove, 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 Downers Grove, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33,784 contributions totaling $3,230,309 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,092 contributions totaling $2,440,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)