Flossmoor is a small town in Illinois with a population of 8,353. The local politics in Flossmoor are focused on creating and maintaining a strong sense of community within their borders. The town has an active mayor and board of trustees that work together to ensure the best interests of the residents are represented. They ensure adequate public safety, create initiatives to stimulate economic growth, and provide necessary services to its citizens. Beyond the local level, Flossmoor works together with state representatives to improve the quality of life for all living in the area through legislative action. It is not uncommon for candidates from both sides of the political spectrum to run for office and discuss their platforms during election season. These conversations help shape the future of Flossmoor's government and the decisions they make going forward.
The political climate in Flossmoor, 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
Flossmoor, 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.
Flossmoor, 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 Flossmoor, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,021 contributions totaling $909,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 540 contributions totaling $111,997 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)