Hodgkins, IL is a small community located in the suburbs of Chicago. The area is represented at the local level by the Hodgkins Township Trustees who are elected to serve four-year terms. The Trustees ensure that the needs of local citizens are being met and oversee the budgeting process within the township. In recent years, there have been several initiatives to promote economic growth and development in Hodgkins, including attracting new businesses and creating jobs for residents. Residents also have access to quality schools and healthcare facilities, as well as recreational activities such as parks, trails, and golf courses to enjoy in their free time. With these efforts in mind, Hodgkins continues to be a vibrant and prosperous community where its citizens can live comfortably and safely.
The political climate in Hodgkins, 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
Hodgkins, 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.
Hodgkins, 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 Hodgkins, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,907 contributions totaling $561,422 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 588 contributions totaling $176,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)