The politics in the 60634 area of Chicago, IL are centered around a wide range of issues that are important to the local residents. These issues include gun control, transportation, education, public safety, health care, and economic development. The local politicians who represent this district prioritize these issues by working with their constituents to create policies that effectively address their concerns. In addition to discussing local politics with their constituents, they also interact with their fellow elected officials at the city and state level to ensure they are continuing to properly serve the needs of their constituents. These interactions allow them to develop an understanding of the political landscape in order to make decisions that are in line with what is best for their district's needs.
The political climate in Zip 60634 (Chicago, IL) is strongly 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
Zip 60634 (Chicago, IL) is strongly liberal.
Chicago, Illinois is strongly 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.
Chicago, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 60634 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,384 contributions totaling $74,713 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 262 contributions totaling $25,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)