The city of Bolingbrook, IL is a vibrant community located in Will County. The political scene in Bolingbrook is driven by the citizens’ concerns and desires for their city. The mayor and village trustees are elected officials who were chosen by the people to represent them on matters of local importance. In addition, Will County elects a sheriff and state's attorney who work to ensure the safety and security of its citizens. Additionally, there are representatives at both the state and federal levels as well as organizations such as the Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce that help shape the politics of the area. With an engaged citizenry, Bolingbrook provides many opportunities for constituents to take part in local politics while advocating for their own interests.
The political climate in Zip 60440 (Bolingbrook, IL) is leaning liberal.
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 60440 (Bolingbrook, IL) is leaning liberal.
Bolingbrook, Illinois is leaning liberal.
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.
Bolingbrook, 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 60440 (Bolingbrook)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,506 contributions totaling $72,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $144,043 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $696 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)