The city of Calumet City, IL, located in Cook County, is home to diverse political ideologies and vibrant local politics. The city prides itself on its strong sense of community and the many ways that different ideas are represented in the local government. In recent years, Calumet City has been particularly active in upholding progressive values through various initiatives and community engagement programs aimed at building a healthy and inclusive environment for all citizens. Recent candidates running for office have included CarlRavikumar for mayor, which emphasizes empathy, collaboration, and problem solving as the basis for his campaign platform. Additionally, Joan Kowalski is running for treasurer on a platform of fiscal responsibility and increased transparency while working to keep taxes low. By staying informed about the issues most important to the citizens of Calumet City and engaging with their representatives in meaningful dialogue, residents can ensure that their voices are heard and represented in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 60409 (Calumet City, 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 60409 (Calumet City, IL) is very liberal.
Calumet City, 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.
Calumet City, 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 60409 (Calumet City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 340 contributions totaling $18,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)