Westmont, IL is a village located in DuPage County, about 20 miles west of downtown Chicago. While the village is small, it has a vibrant local political scene with several active candidates running for election. The current mayor and village board are proactively addressing local issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety. Westmont also boasts an engaged citizenry who actively participate in election processes and decision-making processes. There are several different civic organizations that focus on improving the quality of life in Westmont while also promoting responsible governmental policies. From town hall meetings to debates between local candidates, Westmont's political landscape has become increasingly competitive as more citizens become involved in the process and strive to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Westmont, IL is somewhat 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
Westmont, IL is somewhat 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.
Westmont, 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 Westmont, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,042 contributions totaling $4,074,042 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,753 contributions totaling $4,607,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $969 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)