Park Ridge, IL is a small suburb located near Chicago in the state of Illinois. The local politics in Park Ridge revolve around issues such as taxes, education, and public safety. As a city council member, it is my responsibility to ensure that Park Ridge remains a safe and prosperous place to live for all its residents. I strive to make sure that the needs of the community are being met by working with other members on decisions regarding city budgets, infrastructure improvements, zoning ordinances, and other important matters. Working together with the Mayor and Board of Trustees, we can make sure that Park Ridge continues to be a great place to call home for many years to come.
The political climate in Park Ridge, 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
Park Ridge, 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.
Park Ridge, 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 Park Ridge, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,551 contributions totaling $1,552,638 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,347 contributions totaling $797,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)