Braidwood, IL is a small community located in Will County with a population of 5,355 according to the 2017 census. The local politics in Braidwood are mainly focused on ensuring the safety and well-being of the residents. Local politicians prioritize protecting the interests of rural citizens and working towards creating more economic opportunities for small businesses within Braidwood. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on developing infrastructure and promoting environmental sustainability initiatives that improve quality of life for all members of the community. Additionally, the city government has actively encouraged residents to get involved in the political process by advocating for transparency and citizen engagement at all levels.
The political climate in Zip 60408 (Braidwood, 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 60408 (Braidwood, IL) is leaning conservative.
Braidwood, 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.
Braidwood, 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 60408 (Braidwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $6,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,487 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)