Preston Heights, IL is a small town located in the Midwest. It has a strong sense of community and a vibrant political landscape. The local government is focused on ensuring the safety and prosperity of its citizens. Local politics are largely driven by people passionate about making their community a better place for everyone. Preston Heights has several active organizations that host public forums and debates to encourage civic engagement among their constituents. These events help to promote open discussion of important issues and foster an atmosphere of understanding and collaboration between citizens and local representatives. Candidates for local offices are often chosen based on their commitment to specific causes, such as education or economic development. Despite its small size, Preston Heights is committed to engaging its citizens in meaningful ways, making sure that their voices are heard in the political process.
The political climate in Preston Heights, IL is somewhat liberal.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Preston Heights, IL is somewhat liberal.
Will County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Preston Heights, Illinois: r r 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 Preston Heights, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 560 contributions totaling $19,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $13,792 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)