Glenview, IL is a small but vibrant city in the northern part of Illinois. It has a strong sense of community and political involvement for its residents. There are numerous local organizations and initiatives dedicated to engaging in political discourse around issues like education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. In addition to these groups, Glenview also has several local candidates running in upcoming elections who are committed to advocating for the needs of their constituents. These include progressive candidates who prioritize protecting the environment, investing in quality public services, and fighting for social justice and equity. The people of Glenview value their right to vote and take great pride in participating in important decisions that shape their community.
The political climate in Glenview, 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
Glenview, 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.
Glenview, 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 Glenview, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39,677 contributions totaling $10,610,823 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,779 contributions totaling $10,749,524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,099 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)