Blue Island, IL is a small city in northeastern Illinois that has an active political scene. The city council is responsible for enacting legislation and ensuring the citizens of Blue Island have access to quality public services. Recently, the city has seen increased interest in local politics, as residents are advocating for better infrastructure, green initiatives, and improved education opportunities. The mayor of Blue Island is currently working on initiatives to improve economic development in the area and ensure that all citizens can access reliable public transportation. Additionally, various community organizations and associations work together to ensure their voices are heard on important issues such as affordable housing, environmental protection, and youth engagement. As the election season approaches, many candidates from diverse backgrounds will be vying for positions in local government to bring their ideas and perspectives to the table.
The political climate in Blue Island, 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
Blue Island, 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.
Blue Island, 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 Blue Island, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,169 contributions totaling $63,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $45,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)