Willow Springs, IL is a small town located in the western suburbs of Chicago. Despite its size, politics are still an important part of the community. Local elections take place every two years and involve electing representatives to serve on the village board, which oversees local government services and initiatives. The board makes decisions about zoning regulations, infrastructure development, public safety programs, and other matters that affect residents’ quality of life. Issues like taxes and budgeting are also important topics for local politicians to consider when voting on proposed legislation or making other decisions regarding the town’s future. Moreover, the citizens of Willow Springs have a chance to make their voices heard by attending meetings with their elected officials or engaging in grassroots efforts to bring attention to issues that matter most to them. Regardless of whether you vote or not, it is important for everyone living in this community to be informed about what is going on in their hometown so that they can make informed decisions when choosing who will represent them in office.
The political climate in Willow Springs, 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
Willow Springs, 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.
Willow Springs, 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 Willow Springs, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,517 contributions totaling $2,622,927 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,507 contributions totaling $1,007,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)