The politics in 60002 Antioch, IL are largely focused on local issues and are driven by the community’s values. Residents are actively engaged in their local government, advocating for causes that they feel strongly about. There is a wide range of political representation across the different parties and candidates who run for office in the region. In recent years, the city has seen an increase of citizens participating in elections and voicing their opinions on issues like education, infrastructure, public safety, taxation and regulation of goods and services. The collective voices of citizens have been heard throughout the area when it comes to deciding which candidates will represent the district in local or state races. Despite political differences between residents, overall there seems to be a strong sense of unity among all those living in 60002 Antioch, IL when it comes to making sure that everyone is being fairly represented by their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 60002 (Antioch, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, IL is strongly liberal. In Lake County, IL 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Lake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60002 (Antioch, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Antioch, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Antioch, 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 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 60002 (Antioch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 615 contributions totaling $37,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 423 contributions totaling $37,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)