The small village of Beecher, IL is located in Cook County and is home to approximately 4,500 people. It has a Mayor-Council form of government with the mayor as its chief executive. The current Mayor of Beecher is Charles L. Walker and he was elected to his post in April 2017. The village council has seven members that are also elected every four years. They are responsible for enacting laws, appointing committees, and preparing a budget for the running of the village. Issues currently being discussed by the council include community development projects, investing in public transportation infrastructure, improving schools and parks, and creating jobs for local residents. Beecher's government makes it an attractive place to live as they strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for all who call it home.
The political climate in Zip 60401 (Beecher, IL) is leaning conservative.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60401 (Beecher, IL) is leaning conservative.
Beecher, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Will County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Beecher, 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 60401 (Beecher)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $6,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)