The politics in 60188 Carol Stream, IL are quite diverse and vibrant. Residents have the opportunity to be engaged in local decisions by attending city council meetings and participating in town hall events. It is a suburb of Chicago and thus residents have the benefit of being part of the larger political landscape as well as being able to influence local politics. The population of Carol Stream is estimated to be around 37,000 people with a wide range of backgrounds and ages represented. There are many different candidates from both major political parties who are vying for positions on the City Council during election seasons. All residents are welcome to attend debates and events hosted by local candidates to learn more about their platforms in order to effectively cast their vote during primary and general election season.
The political climate in Zip 60188 (Carol Stream, IL) is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, IL is moderately liberal. In DuPage County, IL 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DuPage county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 39.7%.
DuPage county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60188 (Carol Stream, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Carol Stream, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Carol Stream, 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 60188 (Carol Stream)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 915 contributions totaling $68,989 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 440 contributions totaling $165,083 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)