The politics in 60477 Tinley Park, IL are heavily dominated by the Democratic party. In 2018, all state and federal elections held in 60477 were won by the Democratic candidate- from the US Senate seat held by Dick Durbin to the Illinois State Representative seat held by Michael Zalewski. Local issues are represented at the state level, with many Tinley Park residents actively engaged in their local representatives’ campaigns for higher office. The city is also very active in hosting political rallies and events that bring local politicians together to discuss important community issues such as education, healthcare, public safety, and economic development. Tinley Park residents are dedicated to making sure their community has a strong voice in local government and that their elected officials respond to their needs.
The political climate in Zip 60477 (Tinley Park, 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 60477 (Tinley Park, IL) is strongly liberal.
Tinley Park, 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.
Tinley Park, 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 60477 (Tinley Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 536 contributions totaling $38,973 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $41,286 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)