The politics of Maywood, IL are shaped by its diverse population and the candidates who represent them. Maywood is a small suburb of Chicago with a population of around 25,000 residents. The city is home to many different cultural and religious backgrounds making it an important hub for local political representation. Maywood is served by the Proviso Township High School District 209 and is represented in the Illinois State House by representatives from both major political parties. Local elections for mayor, city council, park board and village clerk are held every two years. In these elections, residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions on important issues like education, crime prevention, economic development and infrastructure improvements. Maywood’s politics are determined through the hard work of its dedicated elected officials as well as the support from engaged citizens working together to make their community better for all who call it home.
The political climate in Maywood, 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
Maywood, 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.
Maywood, 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 Maywood, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 148 contributions totaling $8,895 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)