Brookfield, IL is a vibrant community located in Cook County. The town is known for its strong local government and commitment to keeping the town safe and prosperous. Local politics in Brookfield often involve discussions around issues of infrastructure, public safety, education, tax policy, and economic development. Candidates for local office strive to bring their vision of Brookfield's future to life while also addressing the needs of residents and businesses. The political landscape in Brookfield changes regularly as elected officials seek new ways to improve the quality of life for all citizens. The town takes great pride in providing quality services to ensure that everyone can live a comfortable and secure life.
The political climate in Brookfield, 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
Brookfield, 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.
Brookfield, 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 Brookfield, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,280 contributions totaling $264,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 421 contributions totaling $64,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)