East Hazel Crest is a small village in Cook County, Illinois. The village has a strong sense of community and involvement in local politics. As part of the local government, there are various political positions that are filled by representatives from the village. The current mayor of East Hazel Crest is Leonard Smith, who was elected in 2018. Mayor Smith is committed to continuing the initiatives he started during his first term, which focus on improving public safety and infrastructure within the village. Additionally, he works with other members of the community to tackle issues such as blighted properties and economic development. There are also several aldermen who serve on the East Hazel Crest Village Board of Trustees, all of whom are actively involved in addressing local concerns and advocating for their constituents. Local elections take place every two years and residents can get more information about upcoming candidates by visiting their website or attending town hall meetings when available.
The political climate in East Hazel Crest, 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
East Hazel Crest, 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.
East Hazel Crest, 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 East Hazel Crest, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,418 contributions totaling $215,911 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 236 contributions totaling $45,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)