Hillside, IL is a small town located in northeast Illinois. Despite its size, the politics of Hillside are vibrant and active. The town has a strong community spirit, with many of the local residents actively engaging in political activities and events. There are several local political groups that regularly organize events such as debates, rallies and other public forums. These groups represent diverse views ranging from progressive to conservative and all points in-between. Additionally, Hillside's city government is responsible for making decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of the people who live there. City officials strive to make decisions based on what is best for the community as a whole, while also giving individuals an opportunity to shape their own future by voting in local elections.
The political climate in Hillside, 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
Hillside, 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.
Hillside, 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 Hillside, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,397 contributions totaling $562,769 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,582 contributions totaling $3,825,914 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,418 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)