Midlothian, IL is a small town located in the state of Illinois. The town has a rich history and strong sense of community amongst its residents. Politically, Midlothian is generally considered to be a conservative voting area. Although there are no specific local political candidates running for office this year, the town encourages its citizens to vote in all local and national elections. Local government plays an important role in establishing policies that promote economic growth, public safety, education and other important civic issues that influence the day-to-day lives of Midlothian residents. The town works hard to ensure fair campaign practices and encourage informed voting decisions.
The political climate in Midlothian, 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
Midlothian, 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.
Midlothian, 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 Midlothian, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 696 contributions totaling $55,033 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $62,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)