The politics in Matteson, IL are focused on providing residents with quality services and creating a safe environment for everyone to live in. As the village board of trustees works to develop long-term plans for the future of Matteson, they strive to ensure that the needs of all citizens are taken into account. The board is made up of six elected officials who serve terms of four years. Each trustee is committed to representing the interests of their constituents and making sure that Matteson's growth is managed responsibly. The village mayor is also elected by residents and acts as a representative voice for the community, working collaboratively with the board to ensure that Matteson remains an inviting place to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Matteson, 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
Matteson, 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.
Matteson, 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 Matteson, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,128 contributions totaling $402,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,243 contributions totaling $204,067 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)