The town of Broadview, IL, located in Cook County, is a small community with a unique political landscape. At the local level, residents have the opportunity to elect representatives who are responsible for making decisions that directly impact their lives. The current mayor of Broadview is Katrina Thompson and she serves as the leader of the City Council. Thompson was elected in 2019 and has worked diligently to ensure that Broadview remains a safe and desirable place for residents to call home. Other city officials include Alderman Joe Gorman, who is responsible for overseeing issues such as zoning laws, traffic control, and public safety; and Trustee Donna Johnson-King, who manages day-to-day operations for the city government.
At the state level, Illinois’s 9th Congressional District includes Broadview and is represented by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. Schakowsky has served since 1999 and brings extensive experience to her office as she works alongside constituents to address issues ranging from healthcare reform to civil rights. On a national level, President Biden has promised to deliver positive change throughout all of Illinois and residents in the 60155 area can expect investments being made into their community that will bring forth improved infrastructure, education opportunities, and job creation initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 60155 (Broadview, 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 60155 (Broadview, IL) is strongly liberal.
Broadview, 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.
Broadview, 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 60155 (Broadview)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $1,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $4,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)