Woodridge, IL is a small village located in DuPage County, about 30 miles outside of Chicago. It has a mayor-council form of government, with 6 village trustees and the mayor serving as the head of the local government. The current mayor is William Murphy and he has been in office since May 2019. He was elected to the position after serving as deputy village manager for four years. Woodridge is home to many diverse political views, ranging from progressive to conservative, making it a great place to engage in civil discourse and learn more about politics. Local political candidates often hold town hall meetings to discuss their platforms and listen to residents’ thoughts and opinions on various issues affecting Woodridge. During election season, candidates also attend local events such as parades and festivals to interact with residents and spread awareness about their campaigns. Woodridge is an active community that encourages civic engagement by its citizens.
The political climate in Woodridge, IL is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, IL is moderately liberal. In DuPage County, IL 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DuPage county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 39.7%.
DuPage county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodridge, IL is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Woodridge, 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 Woodridge, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22,724 contributions totaling $2,244,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,615 contributions totaling $1,209,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)