Northlake, IL is a small town located in the northern suburbs of Chicago. With a population of roughly 9,500 people, Northlake is home to many diverse neighborhoods and communities. While there are no local political candidates in Northlake, the town is still heavily involved in politics at both a state and national level. In the last election cycle, many of Northlake's residents were actively engaged in political issues and discussions with candidates from neighboring towns. Northlakers also frequently attend town hall meetings and other events related to local policies and politics. The town is proud to be an informed and engaged part of the greater Chicagoland area when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Northlake, 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
Northlake, 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.
Northlake, 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 Northlake, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 656 contributions totaling $41,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $27,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)