Orland Hills, IL is a small village located in Cook County with a population of about 7,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and civic pride. The village is governed by an elected mayor and six board members who serve staggered four-year terms. Elections are held annually in April and the mayor and board members are responsible for setting the policy direction for the village. The local government is dedicated to providing excellent services to its residents while also managing resources responsibly. The village works to maintain high quality services such as police protection, street maintenance, and parks and recreation programs for its citizens. In addition, it supports activities that promote strong neighborhoods and community engagement, like public art projects or volunteer initiatives. Orland Hills also encourages participation in democratic processes such as voting in local elections or attending public forums hosted by the board of trustees. Through these efforts, Orland Hills strives to create an inclusive environment where all voices can be heard.
The political climate in Orland Hills, 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
Orland Hills, 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.
Orland Hills, 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 Orland Hills, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,696 contributions totaling $324,589 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,183 contributions totaling $392,101 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)