The small village of Park Forest, IL, is home to a diverse group of people who take part in local politics. The city has an elected mayor and six trustees who serve four-year terms, with elections held every two years. The city also holds local referendums and initiatives on important issues such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure, and planning. Recently the city has been focusing on sustainability initiatives that promote green practices while also protecting its citizens and environment. Residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions through town hall meetings where they can provide input on topics such as development projects and proposed ordinances. Through active participation in local politics Park Forest residents can ensure that their priorities are being heard by their representatives.
The political climate in Park Forest, IL is strongly 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
Park Forest, IL is strongly 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.
Park Forest, 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 Park Forest, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,318 contributions totaling $445,741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 373 contributions totaling $58,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)