The politics in the 60406 area of Blue Island, IL, are largely focused on local issues. Local politicians prioritize issues relating to crime, education, infrastructure and economic development. The city is served by a mayor and six aldermen who work together to ensure the best possible outcomes for their constituents. Mayoral candidates focus on reducing crime and creating economic opportunities while aldermen take on initiatives such as improving infrastructure and supporting public schools. In recent years, the political landscape has shifted with an increase in outside interest in Blue Island politics due to its diversity and potential for growth. Local leaders have embraced this opportunity to ensure that all voices have a chance to be heard and decisions made that will benefit the community as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 60406 (Blue Island, IL) is very 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 60406 (Blue Island, IL) is very liberal.
Blue Island, Illinois is very 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.
Blue Island, 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 60406 (Blue Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 970 contributions totaling $12,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $9,766 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)