Orland Park, IL is a village in Cook County that is home to over 56,000 people. The village operates under the mayor-council form of government with Keith Pekau serving as the current mayor. Under the leadership of Mayor Pekau and the village board of trustees, Orland Park has become known for its strong commitment to fiscal responsibility and high quality municipal services. Residents are actively engaged in local politics, attending town hall meetings and participating in debates on how best to address issues facing their community. In addition, Orland Park proudly boasts a vibrant business sector which contributes significantly to the local economy. With its diverse population, vibrant businesses and strong commitment to responsible governance, Orland Park continues to be a thriving place to live and work.
The political climate in Orland Park, IL is somewhat 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 Park, IL is somewhat 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 Park, 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 Park, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,900 contributions totaling $1,039,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,589 contributions totaling $1,149,128 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)