Riverside, IL is a suburban village in Cook County. It has a history of progressive politics, coming into its own in the mid-1900s as a leader in innovative municipal services and strong economic development. Today, Riverside remains an active local government with a democratically elected five-member Village Board responsible for setting policy and managing the municipality. The Board meets regularly to consider issues such as taxation, zoning, public works projects, and public safety initiatives to address the needs of constituents. The Board also appoints members to various commissions and committees responsible for overseeing specific areas of municipal operations. Residents have many opportunities to get involved in city government by participating in community meetings or attending board meetings. By staying updated on local politics, Riverside residents can help shape their community's future and make sure that it continues its legacy of progressiveness.
The political climate in Riverside, IL is moderately 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
Riverside, IL is moderately 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.
Riverside, 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 Riverside, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,044 contributions totaling $230,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $88,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)