Rolling Meadows, IL is a city located in Cook County, Illinois with an estimated population of 23,976. Politics in Rolling Meadows is governed by the City Council of Rolling Meadows which consists of seven elected members. The council meets regularly to discuss and vote on local issues such as taxes, zoning ordinances, budget allocations and other matters that impact the citizens of Rolling Meadows. Each year residents are encouraged to participate in local elections and vote for their preferred candidates who they believe will best represent the interests of Rolling Meadows. Additionally, many community organizations seek to raise awareness and engage citizens around local policy initiatives and upcoming elections. As the political landscape continually shifts in this city, it is important for citizens to stay informed about their rights and take part in the democratic process.
The political climate in Rolling Meadows, 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
Rolling Meadows, 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.
Rolling Meadows, 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 Rolling Meadows, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,427 contributions totaling $1,330,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,558 contributions totaling $1,530,619 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $598 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)