Riverdale, IL is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a diverse population with different political affiliations. Recently, the city has seen an increase in politically active citizens looking to make their voices heard and support local candidates that reflect their values. Many of these citizens have become involved by attending meetings, rallies, and fundraisers for local candidates. The current mayor is a Democrat who has been in office for two consecutive terms and is committed to working with residents to improve their quality of life. Additionally, there are several other political figures from both major parties running for various offices at the state and national levels in Riverdale such as school board positions, district attorney roles, and more. The city's unique mix of people from all walks of life makes it a great place for debating ideas and considering solutions that can benefit everyone regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in Riverdale, IL is very 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
Riverdale, IL is very 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.
Riverdale, 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 Riverdale, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,344 contributions totaling $22,444 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $22,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $466 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)