The politics in Wilmette, IL are heavily influenced by the local community and its residents. With a population of over 27,000, Wilmette prides itself on being a vibrant and diverse city. Local government is responsible for ensuring that the community’s needs are met through effective policies and regulations. In Wilmette, citizens have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting for local political candidates in elections. The village of Wilmette elects six trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees who collectively determine the policies and direction of the village. These elected officials are responsible for representing their constituents’ interests and advocating on their behalf. Furthermore, Wilmette has many opportunities for civic engagement such as town meetings and public forums that give citizens an opportunity to weigh in on issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Wilmette, 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
Wilmette, 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.
Wilmette, 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 Wilmette, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36,994 contributions totaling $12,487,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,530 contributions totaling $8,310,681 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)