The village of Bellwood, IL has a population of 19,071 and is located in Cook County. Its politics are largely influenced by the Cook County Democratic Party and its primary candidates for office are Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Robert Martwick, and Julianna Strackbein. Over the past few years, these candidates have spearheaded efforts to address quality of life issues within the village such as increasing access to public transportation, revitalizing local business districts, and investing in youth programs. Additionally, there has been a focus on improving public safety and providing resources to those in need. Residents of Bellwood are committed to creating a safe and prosperous community that celebrates diversity and respects all individuals regardless of race or religion.
The political climate in Zip 60104 (Bellwood, 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 60104 (Bellwood, IL) is strongly liberal.
Bellwood, 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.
Bellwood, 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 60104 (Bellwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $15,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)